Josh Simmons
Kansas City Chiefs offensive tackle
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PODCASTS
Aug 6, 2026
Unknown podcast
Press Conferences(Davison Igbinosun) Elite Edition August 6
Aug 6 · 5h 0m
speaker_51UNKNOWN
it's gonna marinate
Josh SimmonsGUEST
a lot so i mean i kind of knew coach fry had like a like gifted at this type of thing because he was like really smart he'd kind of teach you a lot about offensive line and stuff like that but i mean nothing i didn't think it was gonna be like this when i got here um i mean so him having him having him as like a resource to come to if i'm struggling let's say i had a not so good day at practice, I can come to him and he can explain to me why this happened and stuff like that.
speaker_4UNKNOWN
How much has he meant to you guys? He's meant
Josh SimmonsGUEST
I mean, he's played in some really big games, obviously coming from Alabama and playing in those really, really big games.
Unknown podcast
Press Conferences(Dre'Mont Jones) Elite Edition August 6
Aug 6 · 5h 20m
speaker_18UNKNOWN
it's gonna marinate
Josh SimmonsGUEST
a lot so i mean i kind of knew coach fry had like a like gifted at this type of thing because he was like really smart he'd kind of teach you a lot about offensive line and stuff like that but i mean no i didn't think it was going to be like this when i got here um i mean so him having him having him as like a resource to come to if i'm struggling let's say i had a Not so good day of practice.
Josh SimmonsGUEST
I can come to him and he can explain to me why this happened and stuff like that.
speaker_2UNKNOWN
How much has he meant to you guys? He's meant a
Josh SimmonsGUEST
I mean, he's played in some really big games, obviously coming from Alabama and playing in those really, really big games.
Unknown podcast
Press Conferences(Dre'Mont Jones) Elite Edition August 6
Aug 6 · 5h 20m
speaker_108UNKNOWN
How has your relationship grown with him in, in your high school and now college career?
Josh SimmonsGUEST
So I mean, I kinda knew Coach Fry had like a, like gifted at this type of thing 'cause he was like really smart.
Josh SimmonsGUEST
Um, I mean, so him, having him, having him as like a resource to come to if I'm struggling, let's say I had a not so good day at practice, I can come to him and he can explain to me why this happened and stuff like that, and I can just grow from him that way.
speaker_173UNKNOWN
How, how much has he meant to you guys overall?
Unknown podcast
Press Conferences(Donovan Jackson) Elite Edition August 6
Aug 6 · 5h 22m
speaker_154UNKNOWN
Did those conversations then change your mind about that?
Josh SimmonsGUEST
Um, I feel like I, I'm a very talented guy, and I can compete here, uh, and I can compete anywhere in the country.
Josh SimmonsGUEST
And I just feel like, uh, I just wanted to be valued somewhere, and, uh, just really seen, uh, what I was doing and not really taken for granted.
Josh SimmonsGUEST
And I mean, uh, like I said, when I had them talks with Coach Dan, Coach Hart, uh, it was nothing taken for granted.
speaker_154UNKNOWN
Is that an eye-opener versus like, when you're hearing it versus actually experiencing what's actually necessary to be able to move up the pecking order, move up the-
Unknown podcast
Press Conferences(Davison Igbinosun) Elite Edition August 6
Aug 6 · 5h 0m
speaker_23UNKNOWN
Has the line gotten its act together? Do you feel like it has?
Josh SimmonsGUEST
I mean, you can do stuff to change it, but you can't do anything that happened in the past.
Josh SimmonsGUEST
I mean, people do it as a judgment, um, or an opinion, and like I said about opinions, they're just an opinion.
speaker_151UNKNOWN
How would you characterize being a Buckeye, just the experience of it?
Unknown podcast
Press Conferences (Jim Harbaugh) August
Aug 6 · 5h 24m
speaker_77UNKNOWN
Where did you see yourself grow in a lot of details to be so clean those last few weeks of the season?
Josh SimmonsGUEST
Yeah, I mean, you start to get like more, uh, like physically, obviously, you gotta be like ready.
Josh SimmonsGUEST
But I think mentally, actually, you gotta start like tightening up a little bit.
Josh SimmonsGUEST
'Cause then you start playing in those, those Notre Dame games, those Penn State games, and you realize like a penalty like that can literally like destroy the whole game.
Josh SimmonsGUEST
And, uh, once you kind of look at it through that lens, you know, like you can't, like those are a no-no, can't happen.
speaker_77UNKNOWN
What did you, what did you come in the spring knowing that you were gonna get to build with him for a full year?
Josh SimmonsGUEST
I mean, like, obviously, I kinda, I kinda feel like in terms of like physical attributes, I can kinda like move and I'm strong and stuff like that, but I think like there's a lot more to it that I need to work on even to come close to what I can, to, to me being able to help the team, like such as technique, um, awareness, just, just everything.
Unknown podcast
Press Conference (Jim Harbaugh) August
Aug 6 · 5h 24m
speaker_7PANELIST
like you could be this man?
Josh SimmonsGUEST
I came in knowing that just about everything I mean like obviously I kind of I kind of feel like in terms of like physical attributes I can kind of like move and I'm strong and stuff like that but I think like there's a lot more to it that I needed to work on even to come close to what I can to me being able to help the team like such as technique awareness just everything definitely communication I think that's like the biggest thing like when you're in those big games you got to be able to you know, calling out like a pressure might come and stuff like that.
2 HRS 38 MINS LATER
speaker_9MODERATOR
your relationship grown with him in your high school and now college?
Josh SimmonsGUEST
So, I mean, I kind of knew Coach Fry had, like, a, like, gifted at this type of thing because he was, like, really smart.
Unknown podcast
Press Conferences(Donovan Jackson) Elite Edition August 6
Aug 6 · 5h 22m
speaker_155UNKNOWN
So that, that's why a lot of people are looking at the line as maybe that last, you know, has the line gotten its act together? Do you feel like it has?
Josh SimmonsGUEST
I mean, you can do stuff to change it, but you can't do anything that happened in the past.
speaker_155UNKNOWN
How would you characterize being a Buckeye, just the experience of it?
Unknown podcast
Press Conferences(Dre'Mont Jones) Elite Edition August 6
Aug 6 · 5h 20m
speaker_156UNKNOWN
Did those conversations then change your mind about that?
Josh SimmonsGUEST
Um, I felt like I, I'm a very talented guy, and I can compete here, uh, and I can compete anywhere in the country.
Josh SimmonsGUEST
And I just feel like, uh, I just wanted to be valued somewhere and, uh, just really seen, uh, what I was doing and not really taken for granted.
Josh SimmonsGUEST
And I mean, uh, like I said, when I had them talks with Coach Dan, Coach Hart, uh, it was nothing taken for granted.
speaker_156UNKNOWN
Is that an eye-opener versus, like, when you're hearing it versus actually experiencing what's actually necessary to be able to move up a pecking order in that room, I guess?
Unknown podcast
Press Conferences(Dre'Mont Jones) Elite Edition August 6
Aug 6 · 5h 20m
speaker_150UNKNOWN
How has your relationship grown with him in, in your high school and now college career?
Josh SimmonsGUEST
So, I mean, I kinda knew Coach Fry had like a... like gifted at this type of thing, 'cause he was like really smart.
Josh SimmonsGUEST
He would kind of teach you a lot about offensive line and, and stuff like that.
Josh SimmonsGUEST
Um, I mean, so him, having him, having him as like a resource to come to if I'm struggling.
Josh SimmonsGUEST
So say I had a not so good day at practice, I can come to him and he can explain to me why this happened and stuff like that, and I can just grow from him that way.
15 MINS LATER
speaker_153UNKNOWN
... that, that's why a lot of people are looking at the line as maybe that last, you know, has the line gotten its act together? Do you feel like it has?
Unknown podcast
Press Conferences(Donovan Jackson) Elite Edition August 6
Aug 6 · 5h 22m
speaker_164UNKNOWN
I mean, is that, is that true? I mean, how, how much more comfortable and confident are you right now?
Josh SimmonsGUEST
Obviously, it's time to lock in and floor it on game day, but when you're going against what I'm going against every week, I mean, not too stellar, I guess.
speaker_165UNKNOWN
How's your relationship grown with him in, in your high school and now college career?
Unknown podcast
Press Conferences(Davison Igbinosun) Elite Edition August 6
Aug 6 · 5h 0m
speaker_156UNKNOWN
Josh, how did you get better at reading defenses?
Josh SimmonsGUEST
Coach Fry is a genius at, I guess, not only teaching you a play, but teaching you why the play is being called to a certain look and stuff like that.
Josh SimmonsGUEST
So, um, when you kind of go through a whole off-season with that and bye weeks and camps like that, it's just gonna, it's gonna marinate you.
speaker_156UNKNOWN
How has your relationship grown with him in, in your high school and now college career?
Josh SimmonsGUEST
So, I mean, I kinda knew Coach Fry had like a, like... gifted at this type of thing 'cause he was, like, really smart.
Unknown podcast
Press Conferences(Dre'Mont Jones) Elite Edition August 6
Aug 6 · 5h 20m
speaker_152UNKNOWN
How do you have fun with, with, uh, those kinds of intense workouts?
Josh SimmonsGUEST
Um, he makes it super hard, but at the same time, like, you gotta look at it as being fun.
speaker_152UNKNOWN
Has the line gotten its act together? Do you feel like it has?
Unknown podcast
Press Conferences(Davison Igbinosun) Elite Edition August 6
Aug 6 · 5h 0m
speaker_153UNKNOWN
How has your relationship grown with him in, in your high school and now college career?
Josh SimmonsGUEST
So, I mean, I kinda knew Coach Fry had like a-- like gifted at this type of thing 'cause he was like really smart.
Josh SimmonsGUEST
He can kind of teach you a lot about offensive line and, and stuff like that.
Josh SimmonsGUEST
Um, I mean, so him, having him, having him as like a resource to come to if I'm struggling.
Josh SimmonsGUEST
So say I had a not so good day at practice, I can come to him and he can explain to me why this happened and stuff like that, and I can just grow from him that way.
speaker_153UNKNOWN
How, how much has he meant to you guys this fall?
Unknown podcast
Press Conferences(Dre'Mont Jones) Elite Edition August 6
Aug 6 · 5h 20m
speaker_144UNKNOWN
Has conversations been changed your mind about that?
Josh SimmonsGUEST
Um, I feel like I- I'm a very talented guy and I can compete here, uh, and I can compete anywhere in the country.
Josh SimmonsGUEST
And I just feel like, uh, I just wanted to be valued somewhere and, uh, just really seen, uh, what I was doing and not really taken for granted.
Josh SimmonsGUEST
And I mean, uh, like I said, when I had them talks with Coach Dan and Coach Hart, uh, it was nothing taken for granted.
Josh SimmonsGUEST
It's just the path God had me on, and I just really had to get clarity and see that.
Josh SimmonsGUEST
And once I did see that, uh, I hit the ground running from there, and it's just been nothing but great vibes and great energy in the building.
speaker_144UNKNOWN
Is that an eye-opener versus like when you're hearing it versus actually experiencing what's actually necessary to be able to move up a pecking order at a womb like that?
Unknown podcast
Press Conferences(Donovan Jackson) Elite Edition August 6
Aug 6 · 5h 22m
speaker_62UNKNOWN
... that, that's why a lot of people are looking at the line as maybe that last, you know, has the line gotten its act together? Do you feel like it has?
Josh SimmonsGUEST
I mean, you can do stuff to change it, but you can't do anything that happened in the past.
Josh SimmonsGUEST
I mean, people do it as a judgment, um, or an opinion, and like I said about opinions, they're, uh, just an opinion.
speaker_160UNKNOWN
How would you characterize being a Buckeye, just the experience of it?
Unknown podcast
Press Conferences(Donovan Jackson) Elite Edition August 6
Aug 6 · 5h 22m
speaker_150UNKNOWN
I mean, is that, is that true? I mean, how, how much more comfortable and confident are you right now?
Josh SimmonsGUEST
Uh, yeah, I mean, that's something that Coach Beck says, "You gotta play with confidence." I mean, I go against the best D-line unit in the country every single day.
Josh SimmonsGUEST
Obviously, it's time to lock in and floor it on game day, but when you're going against what I'm going against every week, I'm not too startled, I guess.
speaker_140UNKNOWN
How has your relationship grown with him in, in your high school and now college growth?
Josh SimmonsGUEST
So I mean, I kinda knew Coach Fry had like a, like, gifted at this type of thing 'cause he was, like, really smart.
Unknown podcast
Press Conferences(Davison Igbinosun) Elite Edition August 6
Aug 6 · 5h 0m
speaker_148UNKNOWN
Is that an eye-opener versus, like, when you're hearing it versus actually experiencing what's actually necessary to be able to move up a pecking order?
Josh SimmonsGUEST
Um, like we say in our room, and Coach Hart preaches every day in our room, is like, "You gotta be uncommon amongst uncommon," and that's the definition of Ohio State.
Josh SimmonsGUEST
You can't have a bad day amongst the best athletes in the world, the most elite players in the country.
Josh SimmonsGUEST
So I mean, just how you said, like, uh, hearing that sounds good, sounds hard, but even being in that, and being in them shoes of being a player, and actually going through that, it gets real.
Josh SimmonsGUEST
Uh, there's days you doubt yourself, there's days that you second-guess yourself, but I mean, it's just all part of really just staying true to yourself and keep believing in everything you can do.
speaker_152UNKNOWN
How has your relationship grown with him in, in your high school and now college career?
Unknown podcast
Press Conferences(Davison Igbinosun) Elite Edition August 6
Aug 6 · 5h 0m
speaker_16UNKNOWN
... that, that's why a lot of people are looking at the line as maybe that last, you know, has the line gotten its act together? Do you feel like it has?
Josh SimmonsGUEST
I mean, you can do stuff to change it, but you can't do anything that happened in the past.
Josh SimmonsGUEST
I mean, people do it as a judgment, um, or an opinion, and like I said about opinions, they're, uh, just an opinion.
speaker_159UNKNOWN
How would you characterize being a Buckeye, just the experience of it?
Unknown podcast
Press Conferences(Dre'Mont Jones) Elite Edition August 6
Aug 6 · 5h 20m
speaker_11UNKNOWN
So that, that's why a lot of people are looking at the line as maybe that last, you know, has the line gotten its act together? Do you feel like it has?
Josh SimmonsGUEST
I mean, you can do stuff to change it, but you can't do anything that happened in the past.
speaker_150UNKNOWN
How would you characterize being a Buckeye? Just-
Unknown podcast
Press Conferences(Davison Igbinosun) Elite Edition August 6
Aug 6 · 5h 0m
speaker_158UNKNOWN
Has conversations changed your mind about that?
Josh SimmonsGUEST
Um, I feel like I, I'm a very talented guy, and I can compete here, uh, and I can compete anywhere in the country.
Josh SimmonsGUEST
And I just feel like, uh, I just wanted to be valued somewhere and, uh, just really seen, uh, what I was doing and not really taken for granted.
Josh SimmonsGUEST
And I mean, uh, like I said, when I had them talks with Coach Dan, Coach Hart, uh, it was nothing taken for granted.
speaker_158UNKNOWN
Is that an eye-opener versus like when you're hearing it versus actually experiencing what's actually necessary to be able to move up a pecking order, like move up?
Unknown podcast
Press Conferences(Dre'Mont Jones) Elite Edition August 6
Aug 6 · 5h 20m
speaker_164UNKNOWN
Uh, Jer-Jeremiah, how much, um, ha- has-- have you thought about the, the, the way the Oregon game ended with the, for you in October with the pass interference call? Has that been on your mind at all as you, as you kinda get ready for, for this game, and what are your memories of, of that call, and your feeling about that?
Josh SimmonsGUEST
Uh, I guess receivers can't be physical in football anymore, but DBs can hold ten yards, fifteen yards down the field.
speaker_166UNKNOWN
How's your relationship grown with him in, in your high school and now college career?
Unknown podcast
Press Conferences(Donovan Jackson) Elite Edition August 6
Aug 6 · 5h 22m
speaker_9UNKNOWN
How do you have fun with, with, uh, those kinds of intense workouts?
Josh SimmonsGUEST
Um, he makes it super hard, but at the same time, like, you gotta look at it as being fun.
speaker_9UNKNOWN
So that, that's why a lot of people are looking at the line as maybe that last, you know, has the line gotten its act together? Do you feel like it has?
Unknown podcast
Press Conferences(Dre'Mont Jones) Elite Edition August 6
Aug 6 · 5h 20m
speaker_163UNKNOWN
Has conversations changed your mind about that?
Josh SimmonsGUEST
Um, I felt like I, I'm a very talented guy, and I can compete here, uh, and I can compete anywhere in the country.
Josh SimmonsGUEST
And I just feel like, uh, I just wanted to be valued somewhere and, uh, just really seen, uh, what I was doing and not really taken for granted.
Josh SimmonsGUEST
And I mean, uh, like I said, when I had them talks with Coach Dave and Coach Hart, uh, it was nothing taken for granted.
speaker_163UNKNOWN
Is that an eye-opener versus like when you're hearing it versus actually experiencing what's actually necessary to be able to move up a pecking order in that room by doing that?
Unknown podcast
Press Conferences(Beau Atkinson) Elite Edition August 6
Aug 6 · 5h 24m
speaker_159UNKNOWN
How has your relationship grown with him in, in your high school and now college career?
Josh SimmonsGUEST
So, I mean, I kinda knew Coach Fry had, like, a, like, gifted at this type of thing, 'cause he was, like, really smart.
Josh SimmonsGUEST
Um, I mean, so him, having him, having him as, like, a resource to come to if I'm struggling.
Josh SimmonsGUEST
So, say I had a not so good day at practice, I can come to him and he can explain to me why this happened and stuff like that, and I can just grow from him that way.
speaker_159UNKNOWN
How, how much has he meant to you guys as a whole?
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