ST. JOSEPH, Mo.— After watching his Kansas City Chiefs get dismantled by the Philadelphia Eagles in the Super Bowl, general manager Brett Veach identified two specific areas where the three-time reigning AFC champions needed to improve.
One was left tackle, where a rotating cast struggled all season to protect Patrick Mahomes. The other was wide receiver, where injuries prevented the Chiefs from ever having the group that they expected to have on the field.
Now, it appears two positions of weakness in February could be positions of strength by the season opener in September.
On the left side of the offensive line, Veach signed Jaylon Moore in free agency, then drafted Josh Simmons in the first round out of Ohio State. He was widely considered to be the most talented tackle prospect available, but a knee injury that robbed Simmons of most of last season also sent his stock falling, and allowed him to fall right into the Chiefs’ lap at No. 32 overall.
Three weeks into training camp, not only has Simmons shown no lingering effects of last year’s surgery, but he has routinely punished teammates in 1-on-1 drills, and solidified the starting job ahead of Saturday’s preseason opener in Arizona.
Kickoff is at 7 pm on Saturday on K-Kountry 95
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