{"id":13600,"date":"2025-02-11T13:00:26","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T13:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=13600"},"modified":"2025-02-11T13:00:26","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T13:00:26","slug":"what-re-signing-defensive-tackle-jeremiah-pharms-jr-means-for-the-patriots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=13600","title":{"rendered":"What re-signing defensive tackle Jeremiah Pharms Jr. means for the Patriots"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Following a series of futures additions and the release of offensive tackle Chukwuma Okorafor, the New England Patriots have now made their first player re-signing of the 2025 offseason. Defensive tackle Jeremiah Pharms Jr. was retained on a reported two-year contract extension.<\/p>\n

Pharms Jr., a former undrafted free agent who originally arrived in 2022, was coming off the best season of his career. Originally set to enter exclusive-rights free agency in March, he will instead be part of the team through the 2026 season.<\/p>\n

What does the signing mean for the Patriots, though? Let\u2019s assess.<\/p>\n

Regime fit<\/h2>\n

The Patriots\u2019 incoming staff led by head coach Mike Vrabel and defensive coordinator Terrell Williams likes one thing out of its defensive linemen: aggressiveness. From that perspective, Pharms Jr. getting re-signed makes plenty of sense.<\/p>\n

The 28-year-old has been violent at the point of attack whenever on the field, and showing a high motor along the way. His game against the Chicago Bears in Week 10, when he registered a sack, two hurries and five total tackles, was his best performance to date and a perfect encapsulation of all that.<\/p>\n

All in all, Pharms Jr. offers quality depth as a rotational pass rusher who can also hold his own in the running game. And while the former UDFA does have limitations from a size perspective and is not the most natural talent, he is trying to make up for his shortcomings with an A-plus effort on every down \u2014 something Vrabel and Williams put a high value on as well.<\/p>\n

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Jeremiah Pharms makes sense for a new regime that values violence and effort<\/p>\n

The 29 y\/o's quickness, burst, and relentless hands made him the #Patriots<\/a> only DT who showed up vs both run and pass down the stretch<\/p>\n

Hoping we see more games like Chicago under Terrell Williams https:\/\/t.co\/TLCIbC0DnL<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/TB4ltVFMWF<\/a><\/p>\n

— Taylor Kyles (@tkyles39) February 11, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n