Chiefs' Josh Simmons a surprise addition to injury report before Lions game

Mike Moraitis

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The Kansas City Chiefs have made a surprise addition to the injury report ahead of the Week 6 game against the Detroit Lions on Sunday night.

The team announced that left tackle Josh Simmons has been added to the injury report, but it is not injury-related and is instead the result of a personal issue.

As of this writing, it is unclear what's going on with Simmons, but he is now questionable for the upcoming contest against the Lions.

"Josh Simmons has been added to the injury report. He is questionable for tonight’s game (Not Injury Related - Personal)," the Chiefs wrote.

This is the second straight week in which Simmons has been a gameday addition to the injury report, as the same thing happened last week, but that was because of an illness.

The Chiefs' backup tackles are Wanya Morris and Jaylon Moore, so either one could fill in for Simmons if he doesn't play.

Not having Simmons would be bad news for the Chiefs, as the Lions enter Week 6 with 16 sacks, the second-most in the NFL.

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Mike Moraitis

Mike Moraitis is a freelance writer who covers the NFL for the Sporting News. Over his nearly two decades covering sports, Mike has also worked for Bleacher Report, USA TODAY and FanSided. He hates writing in the third person.