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 / round: 6 / pick: 222 | ||||||||||||
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Eugene Sims (born March 18, 1986) is a former American football defensive end. He played college football at West Texas A&M University. He was selected by the St. Louis Rams in the seventh round of the 2010 NFL draft. After 7 seasons with the organization, Sims later retired in 2017.
Early life
[edit]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]Jones County Junior College
[edit]Sims began his college career at Jones County Junior College in Ellisville, Mississippi where he recorded 20 tackles, two 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]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]| 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) | 4.59 s | 1.61 s | 2.72 s | 4.38 s | 6.90 s | 39+1⁄2 in (1.00 m) | 10 ft 8 in (3.25 m) | 21 reps | x | ||
| All values from West Texas A&M Pro Day[5] | ||||||||||||
Sims was selected in the sixth 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
[edit]| Legend | |
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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 |
| 99 | 20 | 150 | 110 | 40 | 12.0 | 24 | 2 | 47 | 0 | 42 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ 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
- ^ "2010 Great Blue North Draft". NFL Draft Scout.com. February 28, 2010. Archived from the original on September 20, 2016. Retrieved August 19, 2010.
- ^ "2010 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
- ^ DE Sims agrees to new 3-year deal with Rams
- ^ Patra, Kevin (March 13, 2016). "Rams re-sign DE Eugene Sims to a 3-year, $10M deal". NFL.com. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
- ^ Crabtree, Curtis (March 10, 2017). "Reports: Rams release TE Lance Kendricks, DE Eugene Sims". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
External links
[edit]- Los Angeles Rams bio Archived March 14, 2016, at the Wayback Machine