Rob Sims

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Rob Sims
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Sims with the Detroit Lions
No. 67
Position: Guard
Personal information
Born: (1983-12-06) December 6, 1983 (age 40)
Macedonia, Ohio, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:312 lb (142 kg)
Career information
High school: Nordonia (Macedonia, Ohio)
College: Ohio State
NFL draft: 2006  / Round: 4 / Pick: 128
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:125
Games started:114
Player stats at PFR

Robert Sims (born December 6, 1983) is a former American football guard in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the fourth round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football at Ohio State University.

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Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 2+3⁄4 in
(1.90 m)		307 lb
(139 kg)		32+3⁄8 in
(0.82 m)		10 in
(0.25 m)		4.79 s7.50 s30.0 in
(0.76 m)		8 ft 10 in
(2.69 m)		27 reps
Sources: [1] [2]

Seattle Seahawks

Sims was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the fourth round of the 2006 NFL Draft. [3]

Detroit Lions

On April 5, 2010, Sims was traded to the Detroit Lions for defensive end Robert Henderson. Detroit also sent a 5th-round pick for a 7th-round pick as part of the trade in the 2010 NFL Draft.

Sims was named the 2013 recipient of the Detroit Lions / Detroit Sports Broadcasters Association / Pro Football Writers Association's Media-Friendly "Good Guy" Award. The Good Guy Award is given yearly to the Lions player who shows consideration to and cooperation with the media at all times during the course of the season.

Personal life

His father, Mickey Sims, also played in the NFL. [4]

Sims is a business partner with former teammate Calvin Johnson in opening several cannabis facilities across the state of Michigan, under the brand name Primitiv. [5] [6] The pair have also formed a partnership with Harvard University to support medical cannabis research. [6] [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "2006 Draft Scout Rob Sims, Ohio State NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Rob Sims RAS". ras.football. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
  3. ↑ "2006 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
  4. ↑ Clare Farnsworth (August 18, 2006). "In first NFL start, Hawks' Sims will count on guiding light". seattlepi.com. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
  5. ↑ LeBlanc, Beth (August 15, 2019). "Calvin Johnson joins Michigan marijuana trade association board". The Detroit News. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  6. 1 2 Gray, Kathleen (August 15, 2019). "Former Detroit Lions players announce partnership with Harvard to study marijuana". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  7. ↑ Rothstein, Michael (August 15, 2019). "Megatron partners in marijuana-for-CTE research". ESPN. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
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