The implication of this framing is that neutrons are considerably simpler.
I find that rather surprising.
Neutrons are just as complex, they’re much harder to study though.
I don't expect that to be the case, it's likely that the article simply focuses on the proton.
Where are you getting that implication? I didn't see anything in the article suggesting that neutrons were simple and I would share your skepticism if someone claimed they were. The fact that neutrons can spontaneously decay into protons (plus other stuff) suggests otherwise.