Eugene Sims
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| Position | Defensive end | ||||||||||||
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| Born | March 18, 1986 Hattiesburg, Mississippi, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 269 lb (122 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| NFL draft | 2010: 7th round, 226th overall pick | ||||||||||||
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Eugene Sims (born March 18, 1986) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the West Texas A&M Buffaloes. He was selected by the St. Louis Rams in the seventh round of the 2010 NFL draft. After seven seasons with the organization, Sims was cut in 2017.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Sims enjoyed a standout prep career at Mize Attendance Center in Mississippi competing in football as well as track and field. He graduated in May 2005.[1][2]
College career
[edit | edit source]Jones County Junior College
[edit | edit source]Sims began his college career at Jones County Junior College in Ellisville, Mississippi where he recorded 5 tackles, one sacks QB sacks three tackled for losses and one forced fumble as a sophomore. He was rewarded at season's end with an appearance in the MACJC All-Star game. Sims moved to the defensive line in 2006 after being a two -game starter for the Bobcats at strong safety in 2005.
West Texas A&M
[edit | edit source]Sims transferred to West Texas A&M where he was recognized as Lone Star Conference Co-Defensive Lineman of the Year in 2008. Sims was the Buffs' starting defensive end in only 5 games and registered 10 tackles (10 solo, 10 assisted) and 13 tackles for losses and 10 sacks and eight hurries and two passes broken up.
As a senior in 2009 Sims was the Buffs' leading tackler among down linemen, recording 20 total tackles (10 solo, 10 assists). He also had a team-high 13.5 tackles for losses, as well as 7.0 sacks, five pass breakups, five quarterback hurries, two blocked kicks, three forced fumbles and one safety. Sims was named Lone Star Conference Defensive Lineman of the Year for a second consecutive season, as well as being a First-team All-LSC South Division selection. Sims also garnered AFCA small college All-America recognition in addition to being named AP Third-team Little All-America.[3] [4]
Professional career
[edit | edit source]| Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | Wonderlic | ||
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| 6 ft 4+5⁄8 in (1.95 m) |
248 lb (112 kg) |
4.69 s | 1.61 s | 2.72 s | 4.38 s | 6.90 s | 32+1⁄2 in (0.83 m) |
9 ft 6 in (2.90 m) |
14 reps | x | ||
| All values from West Texas A&M Pro Day[5] | ||||||||||||
Sims was selected in the seventh round by the St. Louis Rams.[6] On June 28, 2010, Sims signed a four-year, $1.34 million contract including a $250,000 signing bonus. On September 5, 2010, Sims made the Rams 53-man roster. On September 3, 2013, the Rams signed Sims to a two-year extension through 2015.[7] Sims re-signed with the Rams on a three-year, $10 million contract on March 13, 2016.[8] On March 10, 2017, he was released by the Rams due to cap space.[9]
NFL career statistics
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| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2010 | STL | 9 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | STL | 16 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | STL | 13 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 3.0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | STL | 16 | 0 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 2.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | STL | 16 | 1 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | STL | 13 | 9 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 1.5 | 2 | 1 | 42 | 0 | 42 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | LAR | 16 | 8 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 2.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 99 | 20 | 150 | 110 | 40 | 12.0 | 24 | 2 | 47 | 0 | 42 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ CBS Sports
- ^ St. Louis Rams bio Archived June 6, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ CBS Sports
- ^ St. Louis Rams bio Archived June 6, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Los Angeles Rams bio Archived March 14, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
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