Pat Sims Explained

Pat Sims
Number:	90, 92
Position:	Defensive tackle
Birth Date:	November 29, 1985
Birth Place:	Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.
Height Ft:	6
Height In:	4
Weight Lbs:	312
High School:	Ft. Lauderdale (FL) Dillard
College:	Auburn
Draftyear:	2008
Draftround:	3
Draftpick:	77
Pastteams:	Cincinnati Bengals (–) Oakland Raiders (–) Cincinnati Bengals (–)
Highlights:	First-team All-SEC (2007) 2007 Chick-fil-A Bowl MVP
Statlabel1:	Total tackles
Statvalue1:	294
Statlabel2:	Sacks
Statvalue2:	9.0
Statlabel3:	Fumble recoveries
Statvalue3:	1
Statlabel4:	Interceptions
Statvalue4:	1
Pfr:	SimsPa99

Patrick Sims (born November 29, 1985) is a former American 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.

Early life

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 (first stint)

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]}

NFL career statistics

Regular season

Year	Team	Games		Tackles					Interceptions					Fumbles
		GP	GS	Cmb	Solo	Ast	Sck	TFL	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	FR	Yds	TD
	CIN	11	6	35	22	13	1.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	CIN	16	8	34	19	15	0.5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	CIN	14	8	31	19	12	2.5	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
	CIN	11	1	20	11	9	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	CIN	8	0	17	12	5	0.0	2	1	3	0	3	1	0	0	0	0
	OAK	16	16	54	41	13	2.0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	OAK	16	2	25	17	8	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
	CIN	8	0	16	4	12	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	CIN	16	0	37	15	22	1.5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	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

Year	Team	Games		Tackles					Interceptions					Fumbles
		GP	GS	Cmb	Solo	Ast	Sck	TFL	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	FR	Yds	TD
	CIN	1	0	4	4	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	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

External links

• Oakland Raiders bio
• Cincinnati Bengals bio
• Auburn Tigers bio

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2008 NFL Draft Listing . 2023-05-12 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
2. Web site: Cincinnati Bengals Agree To Terms With Defensive Tackle Pat Sims. Kirkendall, Josh. CincyJungle.com. March 24, 2012. April 22, 2017.
3. Web site: Raiders Add Three Unrestricted Free Agents on Defense. Raiders.com. March 13, 2013.
4. Web site: Pat Sims, Oakland Raiders reach one-year contract. Wesseling, Chris. NFL.com. March 28, 2014. April 22, 2017.
5. Web site: Bengals Sign Defensive Tackle Pat Sims. Cosenza, Anthony. CincyJungle.com. March 26, 2015. April 22, 2017.
6. Web site: NFL Free Agency 2016: Bengals re-sign Pat Sims. Marcum, Jason. CincyJungle.com. March 16, 2016. April 22, 2017.
7. Web site: Roster news: Bengals cut Pat Sims, promote Hardy Nickerson from practice squad. Toback, Rebecca. CincyJungle.com. November 18, 2017.
8. Web site: Roster move: Pat's back; Tupou waived. Hobson, Geoff. Bengals.com. November 21, 2017.