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Just minutes before inactives were set to be announced on Sunday, Simmons was suddenly announced as not playing.<\/p>\n
Reports indicated that Simmons did not show up for the game and that coaches did not know where he was.<\/p>\n
\u201cJosh Simmons is in California,\u201d ESPN Chiefs reporter Nate Taylor reported.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe left at a time on Sunday that is extremely unusual.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not sure when he\u2019s coming back & as of right now the team doesn\u2019t know when he\u2019s coming back.\u201d<\/p>\n
Simmons also deleted his Instagram account earlier that day.<\/p>\n
The Chiefs announced that Simmons would miss the game due to \u201cpersonal\u201d reasons, but wouldn\u2019t provide any more info.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs far as the Josh Simmons situation goes, I\u2019m not going to comment on it today,\u201d head coach Andy Reid said.<\/p>\n
\u201c[General Manager Brett] Veach is handling everything there \u2014 and we\u2019ll leave it at that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Patrick Mahomes echoed a similar sentiment when it was his turn to speak.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll keep conversations between us,\u201d Mahomes said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m always praying for him. I pray for all my teammates, so I\u2019m always praying for him.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll just keep everything else private between us.\u201d<\/p>\n
Simmons was drafted with the No. 32 overall pick in this year\u2019s NFL Draft.<\/p>\n
He started all five of the Chiefs\u2019 games before their clash against the Detroit Lions on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Chiefs fans are baffled as to what is going on with Simmons and shared their thoughts on social media.<\/p>\n
\u201cPraying for Josh Simmons, hope all is well,\u201d one fan said.<\/p>\n
\u201cSounds like a none of my business thing,\u201d another fan said.<\/p>\n
\u201cFamily crisis trumps all forms of work!\u201d a third fan said.<\/p>\n
\u201cPrayers to what he\u2019s going through right now,\u201d a fourth fan said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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