Following the first mandatory minicamp practice on Tuesday, Kansas City Chiefs rookie left tackle Josh Simmons stepped up to the podium to update media members on his recovery.
Recent notes about Simmons have been encouraging, with head coach Andy Reid explaining he has been pleasantly surprised with the first-rounder’s progress recovering from the torn patellar tendon he suffered in October.
Simmons, however, isn’t surprised at all.
“This is kind of what I anticipated,” he said. “It’s what I worked toward. I got my operation done by the platinum standard, Dr. [Neal] ElAttrache, so I was already feeling good about that straight off the table.