Lucas Patrick
| File:Lucas Patrick.jpg Patrick with the Green Bay Packers in 2017 | |||||||||
| No. 62 – Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||
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| Position | Guard | ||||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||||
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| Born | July 30, 1993 Brentwood, Tennessee, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Weight | 313 lb (142 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Brentwood | ||||||||
| College | Duke (2011–2015) | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 2016: undrafted | ||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2024 | |||||||||
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Lucas Carter Patrick (born July 30, 1993) is an American professional football guard for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Duke Blue Devils. He has previously played in the NFL for the Green Bay Packers, Chicago Bears, and New Orleans Saints.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Patrick played high school football at Brentwood High School in Brentwood, Tennessee and was a three-year letterman. His senior year in 2010, he earned Tennessee Sports Writers Association First-team 6A All-State honors, was named to The Tennessean’s Dream Team, was a team captain and played in the Toyota Tennessee East vs. West All-Star Classic on December 11, 2010. He also participated in track and field at Brentwood.[1]
College career
[edit | edit source]Patrick lettered for the Duke Blue Devils of Duke University from 2012 to 2015.[1] He was redshirted in 2011.[2] On March 24, 2012, he had surgery to repair a fractured left ankle. Patrick missed the first eight games of the 2012 season while recovering from the surgery. He then played in the final five games of the season and played 137 snaps. He played in all 14 games, starting 1, in 2013 and played 340 snaps. Patrick's one start was at right tackle in place of the injured Perry Simmons in the Chick-fil-A Bowl. Patrick started 12 games at left guard, missed one game due to injury and played 633 snaps in 2014.[1] He started all 13 games, played 1,067 snaps and recorded one solo tackle in 2015.[1][3] He was named Honorable mention All-Atlantic Coast Conference by both the conference's head coaches and the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association. Patrick also earned ESPN All-Bowl Team honors in 2015. He played in 44 games, starting 26, during his college career and played 2,211 snaps. In January 2017, Patrick played in the Tropic Bowl, a college football all-star game. He graduated from Duke in December 2015 with a degree in history.[1]
Professional career
[edit | edit source]Pre-draft
[edit | edit source]Patrick was rated the 36th best offensive guard in the 2016 NFL draft by NFLDraftScout.com.[4]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 3+1⁄2 in (1.92 m) |
313 lb (142 kg) |
32+1⁄4 in (0.82 m) |
9+3⁄4 in (0.25 m) |
5.26 s | 1.60 s | 2.74 s | 4.66 s | 7.77 s | 29 in (0.74 m) |
8 ft 10 in (2.69 m) |
29 reps | |
| All values from Duke Pro Day[4] | ||||||||||||
Green Bay Packers
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After going undrafted, Patrick signed with the Green Bay Packers on June 1, 2016.[5] He was waived by the Packers on September 3 and signed to the team's practice squad on September 5, 2016.[6][7] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Packers on January 24, 2017.[8][9]
Patrick made the Packers' final roster in 2017, playing in 12 games, starting two at guard.
He was re-signed on March 13, 2018.[10]
On December 28, 2019, Patrick signed a two-year contract extension with the Packers.[11] The next day, Patrick replaced an injured Corey Linsley at center during a Week 17 victory over the Detroit Lions, despite primarily playing as a guard for most of the season.
Chicago Bears
[edit | edit source]On March 16, 2022, Patrick signed a two-year contract with the Chicago Bears.[12] Patrick announced he would play at center for the Bears.[13] After alternating with Teven Jenkins at right guard the first two games, he was named the starter in Week 3, but moved to left guard in Week 5 following an injury to Cody Whitehair. Patrick would get the starting job at center by Week 7 against the New England Patriots,[14] but left the game in the first quarter with a toe injury.[15] Patrick was placed on injured reserve on October 27 and was ruled out for the rest of the season.[16]
Patrick entered the 2023 season as the Bears starting center, starting 15 games.
New Orleans Saints
[edit | edit source]On May 13, 2024, Patrick signed a one-year contract with the New Orleans Saints.[17] He appeared in 11 games (10 starts) for New Orleans, playing 79% of the team's offensive snaps. On December 28, Patrick was placed on injured reserve with a knee injury, ending his season.[18]
Cincinnati Bengals
[edit | edit source]On March 21, 2025, Patrick signed a one-year contract with the Cincinnati Bengals.[19] He was named the Week 1 starting right guard, but suffered a calf injury in the game and was placed on injured reserve on September 9.[20] On October 16, Patrick was activated ahead of Cincinnati's Week 7 matchup against the Pittsburgh Steelers.[21]
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