Chiefs Head Coach Andy Reid Quotes
August 1, 2025
OPENING STATEMENT: “Alright, as far as injuries go, we had Jake Briningstool still out. Marquise (Hollywood) Brown out. Deon Bush is out. Kristian Fulton is out. Skyy Moore was out. And then, (Drue) Tranquill hurt his back, so he just strained his back a little bit and it was really almost a non-contact thing, so just getting him taken care of. Let’s see who else I can tell you about. Xavier Worthy, so Xavier’s ended up not being a concussion. We had both the NFL involved with clearing and our docs, and he’s got a little liquid – he had a little liquid in his ear, and they took care of that, and it was throwing his equilibrium off just a bit, so that’s a positive thing. But other than that, the guys worked hard, have done a nice job. Today they caught a break with the weather, nice and cool for ‘em and they were flying around, and it was good to see both sides of the ball making plays. Great competition going on, when you do that, you’re going to start improving and that’s the objective in this thing is to get a little better each day. So, with that, time’s yours.”
Q: Do you sense a better energy when the temperature is like this?
REID: “Well yeah, I mean you guys are, more lively (laughter). There is, yeah. You know how it goes. When it’s hot, you’re pushing through. That’s a tough thing, but being out there a couple – two and a half hours or so and the sun and the heat can be a little rough. Practice is rough anyways, now that you add the heat into it and it’s even tougher. Yeah.”
Q: On what Coach Reid teaches Kingsley (Suamataia) with him going against Chris Jones every day.
REID: “Yeah, that’s going to make you great, right? So, every day you can get better and he’s (Kingsley Suamataia) doing that. He’s battling. They (Kingsley Suamataia and Chris Jones) talk. He and Chris (Jones). Chris has got a ton of respect for him. He knows how good he is and so they work it. And then they were going back and forth today. You know, he had some good ones. Chris had some good ones. Well, they’re getting better. That makes each other better, competition.”
Q: On rotating the offensive linemen.
REID: “It gives you flexibility. So, somebody gets hurt, you plug a guy in. You only can adjust so many on game day. So, you just want to make sure you got some guys that can move around a little bit, whether it is a guard playing center, center playing guard, tackle playing guard. If you’re lucky enough, you might get the one that plays all three. So, all three spots.”
Q: On rebuilding Kingsley Suamataia’s confidence.
REID: “Yeah, he’s (Kingsley Suamataia) has been on a mission since he got back. He’s been pretty focused in on that. I think he likes that spot. He’s sure taken to it well and he’s willing to work. That’s never been his issue, man. He comes out and he works his tail off. We’ve been happy with what we see. We’ve got to keep going, but powerful kid.”
Q: On what he has learned about Josh Simmons.
REID: “First of all, he’s getting a lot of reps, which I think is important for a rookie. So, he’s been in there and consistently showing up every day and working and not taking plays off or anything like that but he’s a worker. I mean, he’s willing to do it. It’s just a matter of – keep on going, but he’s done a nice job with what we’ve asked him. He’s working on all the fundamentals and techniques, so that’s a challenge for him.”
Q: On Nikko Remigio fighting for a roster spot.
REID: “He’s (Nikko Remigio) is very competitive. They’re all competing like crazy for six or seven spots is what you’re looking at. They’re in there battling their tails off to make one of those positions and Remigio is doing that. I know you know him and how competitive a kid he is. Everything he does, he’s competitive. Now he has that punt return thing that goes into his favor, but we’ve got some other guys that are fighting for that spot too.”
Q: On how important it is for a player to make an impact in special teams and how it affects the final roster spots.
REID: “Yeah, I tell the guys that. Some of the guys are going to make it because of special teams. Every year you get one or two guys that are on your team because of special teams and maybe they lack a little bit compared to somebody else in the position, but they just excel on special teams so (Assistant Head Coach/Special Teams Coordinator) David Toub can have a core group, develop a core group in there. Four phases is what he’ll say, so you want to find those guys and try to keep them if you can.”
Q: On his personal knowledge of the new kickoff rules.
REID: “Yeah, you know I was checking that out yesterday in that game and it’s going to be interesting. There’s some things that if your kicker can place the ball on kickoffs, man, you’re asking a lot of those fielders there and it’s going to be interesting. We’ll see how it all works, but curious to see. We’re fortunate to have (Harrison) Butker I think when it comes to this type of thing.”
Q: On what was going on with Xavier Worthy’s injury.
REID: “Yeah, no, listen. He (Xavier Worthy) wanted to get back in. He kept saying: “I don’t feel like I have a concussion” but you got to go through the protocol of it. And, so then they got him up there and examined him and it was what I said with the liquid in the ear, but I know that can throw you off balance and that’s where he was at. He was convinced he didn’t have one all along, but that’s alright we were cautious about it and we’re always going to do that.”
Q: On getting those injured receivers back quickly.
REID: “Yeah. You want numbers at that spot. You need legs, and we play a lot of those guys three at a time, normally. You need all the legs to get through practice.”
Q: What kind of growth are you seeing from Rashee Rice this camp?
REID: “He’s done a nice job off the field. He’s doing a nice job on the field. Sometimes you learn from your mistakes, you know that’s the important part. All of that and the on the field, he’s been full speed ahead.”
Chiefs Player Quotes
August 1, 2025
WR NIKKO REMIGIO
Q: Assistant Head Coach/Special Teams Coordinator Dave Toub has said that you’re the best returner that they have at this time; when you hear something like that how does it make you feel?
REMIGIO: “This is my first time hearing that, so I take it with a grain of salt. You know I think the thing that I’ve learned with this business is that if you get too comfortable, you’re gonna get got. I work too hard to get to this point in my career, to get to year three, to let it slip through my fingers. So, you know really, I approach every day like I’m an undrafted rookie, that barely got a shot to make it to the NFL and (so) I’m scratching and clawing to just get an opportunity.”
Q: Have you approached camp any differently compared to past years?
REMIGIO: “I wouldn’t say I approached camp any differently. I’d say that there’s a little bit more comfortability, just having more familiarity with the offense. You know, I think the last time I spoke to you guys, it was figuring out what Pat (Patrick Mahomes) wants, and what the difference that is from how they install the offense. Now I feel like I’m at the point where, (I’m like) okay what’re my strengths in this offense? How can I find space? How can I manipulate the defense? How can I manipulate the defender within the scheme of the offense and stay on Pat’s timing? I’d say that would be the biggest difference for me in this camp.”
Q: What is it like working with a young receiver group and working with Mac Dalena?
REMIGIO: “Man, it is so awesome. So, Mac (Dalena) actually, when I was at Cal, I think it was my sophomore or junior year, Mac had attended a kid’s camp. And I was coaching Mac, like one of the college receivers helping out at the kid’s camp; and then I ended up transferring to Fresno State and was playing with him over there at Fresno State. When I saw that he got signed here man, it was like just such a cool full circle moment . And man, he’s doing his thing, he’s doing his thing, and I am just so happy to see him making plays at this level and you know, it’s not too big of a moment for him. As somebody who has kind of watched his growth – from when he was a kid to playing with him as a teammate and now up here in the NFL, it’s really such a cool opportunity.”
T JOSH SIMMONS
Q: What part of the game have you been focusing on the most?
SIMMONS: “Right now it’s really understanding defenses, that way I can play a lot faster. Like, if I can see a front and anticipate that they may do a stunt, or a blitz, or a defensive end might drop. Then I can easily kind of help Kingsley (Suamataia) and communicate stuff like that.”
Q: How does it feel to be coached by Andy Heck and Juan Castillo?
SIMMONS: “They (Offensive Line Coach Andy Heck and Michigan Offensive Analyst Juan Castillo) put like a plethora of different pass sets (and) different hand movements into my toolbox. So, it’s like the best resource (that) any rookie can have. Just having that in your back pocket (and) asking after a pass rush, ‘What did I do wrong here? How can I fix it?’ and then going to the next rep and then making those corrections. It’s amazing.”
Q: On the veterans helping adjust to the NFL.