Pats Pulpit
Jeremiah Pharms Jr. reverted to the New England Patriots’ practice squad on Monday after serving as a standard elevation against the Cincinnati Bengals.
The 26-20 win at Paycor Stadium marked the first appearance of the fall for the well-traveled defensive tackle.
Pharms, 29, played a rotational part for a front line that lost key starter Milton Williams to injured reserve the weekend prior. He saw 20 snaps on defense to go with eight snaps in the kicking game by Sunday’s end. A tackle on running back Chase Brown and a hit on quarterback Joe Flacco were recorded during the road trip.
The 6-foot-2, 300-pound Pharms signed a two-year extension last February and made New England’s initial 53-man roster out of training camp in August. He was waived on the eve of the September opener, however, and retained on the practice squad after going unclaimed.
By way of Sacramento City College, San Joaquin Delta College and Friends University, Pharms has appeared in 29 games during his Patriots tenure and started a handful. Arriving in Foxborough during the summer of 2022, he spent the duration of his first year on the practice squad. A total of 567 snaps on defense and 121 snaps on special teams have been amassed since then.
Pharms stands with 43 tackles, two sacks, six quarterback hits and one fumble recovery over that span. Undrafted in 2020, the former linebacker made stops with the Champions Indoor Football League’s Wichita Force and USFL’s Pittsburgh Maulers before working his way into the NFL ranks.
Two standard call-ups remain this regular season for Pharms before a move back to the active roster would be required to take the field.
Head coach Mike Vrabel’s 10-2 team will host the New York Giants next Monday night at Gillette Stadium.
