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[Garafolo] The Chiefs officially ruled out LT Josh Simmons. That means undrafted free agent Kahlil Benson will be the blind-side protector in Patrick Mahomes’ return to action.
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- Sep 12 NFL News Poster (Bluesky) [Garafolo] The Chiefs officially ruled out LT Josh Simmons. That means undrafted free agent Kahlil Benson will be the blind-side protector in Patrick Mahomes’ return to action.+1
- Sep 12 Mike Klis (X) With Chiefs LT Josh Simmons out and former CU Buff right guard Kahlil Benson, an undrafted rookie, presumably in for the Chiefs at LT, the matchup of Monday night is Bonitto vs. Benson. Chiefs' superstar QB Patrick Mahomes is coming back 9 months from ACL injury. Seems scary for the Chiefs and a big advantage for Broncos. But that's pregame analysis, not in-game performance.
- Sep 12 ESPN NFL News Chiefs set to use undrafted rookie at LT as Simmons ruled out
- Sep 12 Pro Football Talk Josh Simmons is ruled out for the Chiefs on Monday night
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In Patrick Mahomes' return from torn ACL, Chiefs likely to turn to undrafted rookie left tackle to start
Kahlil Benson was a member of Indiana's national championship team.
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- Sep 10 Pete Sweeney (X) Here's what the Chiefs said about Kahlil Benson's expected start at left tackle against the Broncos on Monday night:
- Sep 10 Yahoo Fantasy Football In Patrick Mahomes' return from torn ACL, Chiefs likely to turn to undrafted rookie left tackle to start
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- The Chiefs' first team OL is warming up with Kahlil Benson at left tackle and Jaylon Moore at right tackle.
- Andy Reid reaffirms the Chiefs’ confidence in rookie Kahlil Benson
- On Tuesday, Andy Reid said there's a "good chance" Josh Simmons won't play Monday night, with UDFA Kahlil Benson set to start in his place:
- There are tiers within undrafted rookies -- out of these 45 that made initial 53-man rosters, 15 of them got $200,000+ in guaranteed money and 27 in all got $100k+, almost like an eighth round with more guaranteed money than a seventh. What's even more impressive are those who got little or no guaranteed money and still made 53s: Ravens QB Joe Fagnano: $0 Chiefs T Kahlil Benson: $0 Patriots LB Khalil Jacobs: $0 Dolphins FB D.J. Herman: $0 Bucs LB Caden Fordham: $2,000 Commanders K Drew Stevens: $2,500 Chargers CB Rodney Shelley: $5,000 Chargers C Jacob Spomer: $10,000 Giants LS Ben Mann: $10,000 (@spotrac for contract figures) · Quoting Ryan Paganetti: All 45 UDFAs from the 2026 class who made an NFL initial 53-man roster: ARI: Wydett Williams Jr., S, Ole Miss ATL: Malcolm DeWalt IV, CB, Akron ATL: Jack Strand, QB, Minnesota State Moorhead BAL: Ethan Burke, OLB, Texas BAL: Joe Fagnano, QB, UConn CAR: Aaron Hall, DT, Duke CAR: Haynes King, QB, Georgia Tech CAR: Albert Reese IV, OT,…
- All 45 UDFAs from the 2026 class who made an NFL initial 53-man roster: ARI: Wydett Williams Jr., S, Ole Miss ATL: Malcolm DeWalt IV, CB, Akron ATL: Jack Strand, QB, Minnesota State Moorhead BAL: Ethan Burke, OLB, Texas BAL: Joe Fagnano, QB, UConn CAR: Aaron Hall, DT, Duke CAR: Haynes King, QB, Georgia Tech CAR: Albert Reese IV, OT, Mississippi State CHI: Beau Gardner, LS, Georgia CHI: Hayden Large, TE, Iowa CHI: Jayden Loving, DT, Wake Forest CHI: Skyler Thomas, S, Oregon State CLE: Michael Coats Jr., CB, West Virginia DAL: Camden Brown, WR, Georgia Southern DET: Eric O’Neill, EDGE, Rutgers GB: J. Michael Sturdivant, WR, Florida HOU: Sam Hagen, OT, South Dakota State HOU: Sabastian Harsh, DE, NC State HOU: Collin Wright, CB, Stanford IND: Tahj Chambers, LB, Ole Miss JAX: Bryan Thomas Jr., DE, South Carolina KC: Kahlil Benson, OT, Indiana KC: Xavier Nwankpa, S, Iowa KC: Diego Pounds, OT, Ole Miss LAC: Rodney Shelley, CB, Georgia Tech LAC: Jacob Spomer, C, Fresno State LAR: Wesley…
- New story. If you listen to Kahlil Benson’s new teammates, especially the Chiefs’ veterans, you can tell just how enthusiastic they are about him -- & his potential for this year. On why Benson could emerge as the Chiefs’ right tackle.