Patrick Sims (born November 29, 1985) is an American former professional football defensive tackle. He was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the third round of the 2008 NFL draft and also played for the Oakland Raiders. He played college football at Auburn University.
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| Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||||||
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| Born: | November 29, 1985 Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 312 lb (142 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Ft. Lauderdale (FL) Dillard | ||||||||||
| College: | Auburn | ||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2008 / round: 3 / pick: 77 | ||||||||||
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Early life
editSims played high school football at Dillard High School in Fort Lauderdale before attending Auburn University to play college football. He was picked with the 77th pick in the 3rd round in the 2008 NFL draft by the Cincinnati Bengals.
Professional career
editCincinnati Bengals (first stint)
editSims was drafted by the Bengals in the third round, 77th overall, in the 2008 NFL draft.[1] He played with the Bengals from 2008 to 2012 after re-signing on March 24, 2012.[2]
Oakland Raiders
editSims signed with the Oakland Raiders on March 13, 2013.[3] He re-signed with the Raiders on March 28, 2014.[4]
Cincinnati Bengals (second stint)
editSims signed with the Bengals on March 26, 2015.[5] Sims has been praised for his strong play on the interior against the run.
On March 16, 2016, Sims re-signed with the Bengals on a two-year contract.[6]
On November 18, 2017, Sims was released by the Bengals, but was re-signed three days later.[7][8]
NFL career statistics
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Regular season
edit| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2008 | CIN | 11 | 6 | 35 | 22 | 13 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | CIN | 16 | 8 | 34 | 19 | 15 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | CIN | 14 | 8 | 31 | 19 | 12 | 2.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | CIN | 11 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | CIN | 8 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | OAK | 16 | 16 | 54 | 41 | 13 | 2.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | OAK | 16 | 2 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | CIN | 8 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | CIN | 16 | 0 | 37 | 15 | 22 | 1.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | CIN | 14 | 8 | 25 | 9 | 16 | 0.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 130 | 49 | 294 | 169 | 125 | 9.0 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Playoffs
edit| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2012 | CIN | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | CIN | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
References
edit- ^ "2008 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
- ^ Kirkendall, Josh (March 24, 2012). "Cincinnati Bengals Agree To Terms With Defensive Tackle Pat Sims". CincyJungle.com. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
- ^ "Raiders Add Three Unrestricted Free Agents on Defense". Raiders.com. March 13, 2013.
- ^ Wesseling, Chris (March 28, 2014). "Pat Sims, Oakland Raiders reach one-year contract". NFL.com. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
- ^ Cosenza, Anthony (March 26, 2015). "Bengals Sign Defensive Tackle Pat Sims". CincyJungle.com. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
- ^ Marcum, Jason (March 16, 2016). "NFL Free Agency 2016: Bengals re-sign Pat Sims". CincyJungle.com. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
- ^ Toback, Rebecca (November 18, 2017). "Roster news: Bengals cut Pat Sims, promote Hardy Nickerson from practice squad". CincyJungle.com.
- ^ Hobson, Geoff (November 21, 2017). "Roster move: Pat's back; Tupou waived". Bengals.com.