CHIEFS SQUAD SHOW: Can a SLIMMED DOWN Josh Simmons Stay Healthy and Make a SECOND-YEAR SURGE!?

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🗓️ 27 May 2026

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Patrick Mahomes’ rehab progress sparks fresh debate—will Kansas City Chiefs risk their franchise QB for Week 1, or play it safe? The Chief Squad crew weigh the franchise’s careful approach to Mahomes’ OTAs participation, dissecting the five-second practice clip, team strategy on player health, and the balancing act between competitive drive and long-term success. Are Chiefs fans being fed hype, or is Mahomes truly ahead of schedule?

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0:00.0	My name is Aaron Ladd, host of the Chief Squad Show here in the Lockdown Podcast Network,
0:05.5	and the more video I see of Patrick Mahomes throwing, the less I think he'll be ready for week one.
0:12.8	I'm Darren Smith, and I guess I have the opposite view of Aaron, because with new video,
0:17.6	shows that Patrick Mahomes will be ready come week one.
0:20.5	And I'm J.C. Pearson, and we were wondering what Josh Simmons was doing this offseason.
0:26.5	Well, now we know.
0:28.2	Chiefs Kingdom, stand up.
0:29.9	It's the Chiefs Squad.
0:31.4	Everything Kansas City Chiefs every week.
0:34.2	Breaking down all the big hits and game- changing plays from Arrowhead Stadium, the way only
0:39.5	the locked on podcast network can. Squad up, the Chief Squad Show starts now.
0:49.5	The Chief Squad Show is off and rolling on a Tuesday. We appreciate you being with us.
0:55.1	Here's what we got ahead for the show.
0:56.4	There is brand new video of Patrick Mahomes as OTAs continue to ramp up for the Kansas City Chiefs,
1:01.7	what it means for his potential week one availability.
1:05.0	Josh Simmons, very speculated, much talked about.
1:09.2	Now we get some new pictures.
1:11.1	What does it mean for his sophomore season in the National Football League as well as the rest as well as the rest of the team?
1:17.5	My goodness, I had a long holiday weekend, as y'all could tell.
1:20.4	We'll look ahead to OTAs for Kansas City.
1:22.8	Before we do any of that, we need you all to do something for us.
1:26.0	Like, comment, subscribe subscribe hit the hype button on
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