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PAT SIMS
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Defensive Tackle
Ht: 6-2
Wt: 325
2nd year in NFL
Powerful player on the interior front line, Sims showed
considerable promise during his rookie season … Got
off to slow start due to injury, but played in the last 11
games, starting six of the last seven contests … Had 50
tackles, including three for losses … Recorded one sack
and five QB hurries.
2008 PARTICIPATION: Drafted by Bengals in third
round (77th overall) … Signed July 27 … Was a gameday
inactive for Games 1-5, due in part to a preseason
turf toe injury suffered Aug. 17 vs. Detroit … Did not
return to full practice participation until the week of Game
3 … Played in Games 6-16, with starts at RDT in Games
10-12 and 14-16.
2008 HIGHLIGHTS: Made NFL debut Oct. 12 at N.Y.
Jets and posted seven tackles, including one for-loss …
On Oct. 19 vs. Pittsburgh, logged five tackles, second on
line, including one for-loss … On Nov. 2 vs. Jacksonville,
tied for line lead in tackles with six, including first NFL sack
when he dropped David Garrard for two-yard loss … On
Nov. 16 vs. Philadelphia, made fi rst NFL start, with three
College: Auburn
2008 Games-Starts: 11-6
Career Games-Starts: 11-6
PAT SIMS’ STATISTICS
Acquired: D3a’08
(77th overall)
Born: 11-29-85
tackles and a QB hurry … Led line in tackles (seven) on
Nov. 30 vs. Baltimore, with one tackle-for-loss and one
QB hurry … Had six tackles Dec. 14 vs. Washington, plus
a team-high two QB hurries.
COLLEGE: Played three seasons (2004 and ’06-07)
at Auburn, entering NFL Draft after his junior season …
A first-team All-SEC choice by Associated Press in ’07,
despite playing most of the year with a cast to protect a
left hand fracture … Key force inside for ’07 club that
ranked sixth nationally in fewest points allowed (16.9)
and average net yards allowed (197.9) … Had 4.5 sacks
as a junior … Missed the 2005 season, absent from the
team due to family issues.
PERSONAL: Hometown is Fort Lauderdale, Fla. …
Earned Florida Class 5A all-state honors as a senior at
Dillard High School, where he was named to PrepStar All-
America team as a senior … Also played prep basketball
and helped lead team to state championship as a junior
… Is the youngest among 10 children in his family …
Public administration major at Auburn.
Defense Interceptions Scoring
SKS- FR- TD TD
YEAR TEAM G-S ST AT TT YDS PD FF YDS NO YDS AVG LG TD TD IntRt FRRt S PTS
2008 Cincinnati 11-6 31 19 50 1-2 0 0 0-0 — — — — — — — — — —
CAREER 11-6 31 19 50 1-2 0 0 0-0 — — — — — — — — — —
—— SIMS’ 2008 GAME-BY-GAME DEFENSIVE STATISTICS ——
DATE OPPONENT ST AT TT SKS-YDS INT-YDS PD FF FR-YDS
9-7 at Baltimore INACTIVE
9-14 TENNESSEE INACTIVE
9-21 at N.Y. Giants INACTIVE
9-28 CLEVELAND INACTIVE
10-5 at Dallas INACTIVE
10-12 at N.Y. Jets 4 3 7 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0
10-19 PITTSBURGH 2 3 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0
10-26 at Houston 5 0 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0
11-2 JACKSONVILLE 4 2 6 1-2 0-0 0 0 0-0
11-9 —BYE—
11-16 PHILADELPHIA 3 0 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0
11-20 at Pittsburgh 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0
11-30 BALTIMORE 5 2 7 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0
12-7 at Indianapolis 3 1 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0
12-14 WASHINGTON 3 3 6 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0
12-21 at Cleveland 1 2 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0
12-28 KANSAS CITY 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0
TOTALS 31 19 50 1-2 0-0 0 0 0-0
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