Josh Simmons injury report: Patrick Mahomes drops big news on Chiefs LT's status for Week 14

Patrick Mahomes-led Kansas City Chiefs' attack received an unfortunate update on Josh Simmons' status ahead of the team's Week 14 game against the Houston Texans. The left tackle picked up a wrist injury in a collision with Kareem Hunt during the Chiefs' Week 13 defeat against the Dallas Cowboys.

The Rookie underwent surgery after the game, which head coach Andy Reid described as successful. However, he also confirmed the Ohio State alum has been moved to injury reserve pending his full recovery. He gave the update during his Wednesday media conference, where he said:

“Josh Simmons ended up having surgery on that wrist for a fracture and dislocation. He’ll go onto IR, and then we’ll just see about the recovery on that, how it goes from there.”

The coach will not peg Simmons' return on any specific date, but he assured the media that he is doing every effort to fast track his recovery. He added:

“Listen, the kid loves to play football. That part—he’s depressed about that part. That’s probably the wrong—he’s down about that part. But he’s upbeat that the surgery went well, which is a real positive, so he feels good about that. It’s just a matter of coming back. He did a great job with the knee coming back. He’s a worker. Whatever he can do to rehab it, he’s going to do it. That’s just how he rolls.”

Will Josh Simmons come back in time for the playoffs?

The Chiefs are trying hard to keep their playoff dreams alive, going into Week 14 6-6 and sitting at No.3 in the AFC West. One of the raging questions is whether Reid can guarantee Simmons' return in time for the playoffs if the Chiefs claim a berth. He said:

“We’ll see how that goes. Got to wait just a little bit on that and see how that goes with his recovery. There’s always that chance.”

The defeat against the Cowboys was Josh Simmons' third game after an earlier absence of multiple weeks for a personal matter. Offensive tackle Esa Pole is set to replace Simmons on the active roster while he goes through his recovery.

Pole was undrafted in this year's NFL draft, signing with the Chiefs as an undrafted free agent in May. He was later waived in August, when he was claimed by the New York Jets. He was waived again in October and returned to the Chiefs' practice squad.