Overview

• The Chiefs opened padded practices this week to intensify physical drills after losing veteran tackle Joe Thuney in free agency and suffering protection breakdowns in Super Bowl LIX.
• On July 29, during a padded session, rookies Josh Simmons and Ashton Gillottee traded punches in a brawl caught on camera by reporter Mark Poulose.
• Head coach Andy Reid ran onto the field to separate the linemen and restore order.
• Neither Simmons nor Gillottee sustained injuries and both quickly returned to practice drills.
• Simmons, the Chiefs’ first-round pick at 32nd overall, remains the leading candidate to start at left tackle in Week 1.