Chiefs’ training camp observations from Sunday’s Day 5

Everything that went down during Kansas City’s fifth training camp practice in St. Joseph.

On Sunday morning, the Kansas City Chiefs returned to the practice field at Missouri Western State University in St. Joseph for the fifth full practice of the team’s 2025 training camp.

This was one of 17 sessions scheduled for the team’s practice field next to MWSU’s Spratt Stadium. 11 of the remaining practices will be open to the public — click here for details and a full schedule — while one more will be open only to the team’s Season Ticket Members.

Arrowhead Pride’s Caleb James was there. Here’s what he observed during the session.

The Chiefs’ tackle situation

Jawaan Taylor returned to practice on Sunday, starting the day as the team’s right tackle. Jaylon Moore had been filling in on the right side — but with Taylor back, Moore was bumped back to the second team.

Throughout the morning, rookie Josh Simmons continued to take the first-team snaps at left tackle — and he did, in fact, look the part.

Keeping an eye on Simmons

With Simmons starting at left tackle during the first four practices, Moore has been free to play on the right side. It’s been one of camp’s biggest stories — possibly one of the biggest for any NFL team so far.

Kansas City’s struggles to find consistency on the left side of the line over the last six seasons have been well documented, but there’s a real feeling that the team may have gotten it right his time.

Like any rookie, Simmons is going to have his share of struggles — but it will be about overcoming and learning from them.

Early in the 11-on-11 portion of Sunday’s practice, defensive end George Karlaftis beat Simmons with a speed rush along the outside. It was a play that could have resulted in a sack or an incompletion.

But it was the only noticeable issue Simmons had. Later, he put together nice snaps against Karlaftis and other defensive ends.

To cap his quality day, Simmons had a series of nice one-on-one pass-blocking snaps against defensive end Charles Omenihu.

While it is far too early to tell who will end up being the team’s starting left tackle, Simmons has done very well. There hasn’t yet been a moment in which he has looked overwhelmed

First day pops and the grind of camp

Temperatures were high on Sunday. Humid conditions made it an especially grueling practice.

In classic Andy Reid fashion, the offense started practice by hitting the sled and working conditioning.

Next, the team did several 11-on-11 periods and other cross-work, including some inside runs.

A few of the Chiefs’ heavy hitters became acquainted early.

The practice ended a little before 11 a.m. It was clear the team was feeling not only the weather, but also the first-day-of-pads grind.

These are the kinds of conditions that Reid has historically used to create the unrelenting mental toughness his teams usually display. In 2025, it is also great for prepping the team for what is likely to be extremely humid weather in São Paulo, Brazil for the season opener against the Los Angeles Chargers.

The next practice will be on Monday at 9:15 a.m. Arrowhead Time. As always, we will have live updates after practice begins. When it is over, offensive and defensive linemen will sign autographs, while offensive coordinator Matt Nagy will be among those available to speak with the press.