Pat Sims

Patrick Sims (born November 29, 1985) is a former American football defensive tackle. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the third round of the 2008 NFL Draft and has also played for the Oakland Raiders. He played college football at Auburn University.

Pat Sims
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Sims with the Cincinnati Bengals in 2011
No. 90, 92
Position:Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1985-11-29) November 29, 1985
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:312 lb (142 kg)
Career information
High school:Ft. Lauderdale (FL) Dillard
College:Auburn
NFL Draft:2008 / Round: 3 / Pick: 77
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:294
Sacks:9.0
Fumble recoveries:1
Interceptions:1
Player stats at NFL.com

Early years

Sims 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

Cincinnati Bengals

Sims 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

Sims 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)

Sims 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]

References
  1. "2008 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
  2. Kirkendall, Josh (March 24, 2012). "Cincinnati Bengals Agree To Terms With Defensive Tackle Pat Sims". CincyJungle.com. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  3. "Raiders Add Three Unrestricted Free Agents on Defense". Raiders.com. March 13, 2013.
  4. Wesseling, Chris (March 28, 2014). "Pat Sims, Oakland Raiders reach one-year contract". NFL.com. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  5. Cosenza, Anthony (March 26, 2015). "Bengals Sign Defensive Tackle Pat Sims". CincyJungle.com. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  6. Marcum, Jason (March 16, 2016). "NFL Free Agency 2016: Bengals re-sign Pat Sims". CincyJungle.com. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  7. Toback, Rebecca (November 18, 2017). "Roster news: Bengals cut Pat Sims, promote Hardy Nickerson from practice squad". CincyJungle.com.
  8. Hobson, Geoff (November 21, 2017). "Roster move: Pat's back; Tupou waived". Bengals.com.
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