Damian Sims

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Damian Sims
Born: (1986-03-26) March 26, 1986 (age 38)
Boynton Beach, Florida
Career information
CFL status American
Position(s) RB
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight200 lb (91 kg)
College University of Iowa
NFL draft 2007, Undrafted
Career history
As player
2009 BC Lions*
* Pre-season or practice roster only

Damian Sims (born March 26, 1986) is a former professional Canadian football running back. He was signed by the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League as a street free agent in 2009. He played college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes.

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His uncle is fellow BC Lion, Korey Banks. [1]

College career

As a freshman in 2004, Sims played in seven games with his debut coming against Ohio State. [2] Against Purdue, Sims completed a pass to teammate Drew Tate in the first pass attempt of his career. [2] Sims had one kickoff return for 37 yards in the Big Ten Championship game against Wisconsin and then a three-yard kickoff return against LSU in the Capital One Bowl. [2] He recorded 17 rushing attempts for 45 yards and added two pass receptions for a yard in the season. [2]

Sims saw action in 12 of Iowa's 13 games in 2005, and started off playing cornerback before switching back to running back. [2] He played cornerback against Ball State recording three tackles, and then switched back to running back against Northern Iowa. [2] In his return he totaled 40 yards on two rushing attempts. [2] Against Illinois he had six rushing attempts for 81 yards. [2] 66 of his 81 yards came on a touchdown run late in the game. [2] He rushed for a career best 104 yards in the Minnesota game, including a 71-yard touchdown run in the second quarter. [2] In the Outback Bowl against Florida he recorded six yards on four rushes and had 12 yards on one pass catch. [2] Sims added 107 kickoff return yards on five attempts including a team season-high 47-yard return in the Florida game. [2]

Sims started 2006, with seven rushes for 39 yards against Montana and then 10 rushes for 51 yards along with an 11-yard reception against Syracuse. [3] He rushed 15 times for 55 yards against Illinois and scored his first touchdown of the season in the game. [3] Sims' first career college start came against Purdue where he had 20 rushes for 155 yards and two touchdowns. [3] His second start of the season came against Indiana where he ran 22 times for 94 yards and two touchdowns. [3] In the Alamo Bowl against Texas he ran for 26 yards on 12 rushes. [3]

Following spring practice in 2007, Sims' senior season he was listed as the second running back on the depth chart. [3] His third career 100 rushing yards in a game came against Northern Illinois when he ran for 110 yards on 16 carries. [3] He led the rushing attack against Syracuse with 12 rushes for 62 yards and a touchdown. [3] In the Michigan State game, Sims ran for a season best 30-yard run and totaled 35 yards on three carries for the game. [3]

Professional career

After his career at Iowa, Sims entered the 2007 NFL draft. At the NFL Combine, Sims ran a 4.47 forty yard dash. [4] However, he went undrafted and returned to Iowa to finish his degree and care for his daughter. [5] In 2009, Sims' uncle BC Lions defensive back Korey Banks told Lions player personnel director Roy Shivers about his nephew and gave him a tape of Sims. [5] Impressed, Shivers invited Sims to tryout and Sims ran a 4.4 forty yard dash, which was seven hundredths of a second faster than he ran nearly two years earlier. [5] Sims was officially signed by the Lions in late April 2009. [2] Sims was reportedly one of the leading contenders to replace Stefan Logan at running back with his main competition being Martell Mallett. [1] [6] He was released at the end of training camp on June 24, 2009. [7]

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "#23 Damian Sims". BC Lions. Archived from the original on June 16, 2009. Retrieved June 8, 2009.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "#28 Damian Sims". Iowa Hawkeyes. Retrieved June 8, 2009.
  4. ↑ "War Room analysis: Damian Sims". Sporting News. Retrieved June 8, 2009.[ permanent dead link ]
  5. 1 2 3 Beamish, Mike (June 5, 2009). "Iowa's Sims could be a keeper". Vancouver Sun. Archived from the original on December 19, 2019. Retrieved June 8, 2009.
  6. ↑ Beamish, Mike (May 28, 2009). "Kidd, Banks recommend rookie running backs". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved June 8, 2009.[ dead link ]
  7. ↑ Beamish, Mike (June 24, 2009). "B.C. Lions cut 11 players, including veterans Rayford and Mitchell". Vancouver Sun. Archived from the original on June 26, 2009. Retrieved June 25, 2009.
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