Ernie Sims

  • ESPN 1st Team All American (2004)

Ernie Sims III ( born December 23, 1984 in Tallahassee, Florida) is an American professional American football player at the position of Outside linebackers. He currently plays for the Dallas Cowboys in the National Football League ( NFL).

Previous years

Sims played for the North Florida Christian High School. In the period from 1998 to 2001 played Sims with his high school team to four national championships. In 2003, Sims was rivals.com of the school sports portal named the best high school player, standing in front of the second Reggie Bush of the New Orleans Saints.

College

Sims played at Florida State University for the Seminoles football. In his first year playing Sims all games for the Seminoles. Overall, he played a good season and finished it in ninth place of the internal team tackle statistics. In his second year of college playing Sims all twelve games, the last eleven as a starter. Sims played such a good season that he was chosen by ESPN to the First Team All American. In its third year, the expectations were very high on Sims. The The Sporting News and other publications valued him highly and each chose him in her First Team All American. Although Sims reached with the Seminoles the Orange Bowl and ran aground as a starter in all 13 games, he could not fully confirm the expectations placed in him. He was not spectacular, but still a productive season. At the end of the season Sims no longer want to play announced his last year of college and enlisted in the NFL Draft 2006. Sims played in college with the number 34 This number was not originally assigned by the Seminoles as it was the Seminoles player Ron Sellers the number.

NFL career

Sims was drafted in 2006 by the Detroit Lions in Round 1 in ninth place. On July 30, 2006, Sims wrote a five- year contract with the Lions about $ 15.7 million of which 12.1 are guaranteed. Sims was able to enforce the same in his rookie year as a starter and played all 16 games. On 3 December 2006 Sims had his strongest game so far with a total of 13 tackles against the New England Patriots. On 3 September 2007 Sims was selected as one of the five team captains. His former head coach Rod Marinelli Sims compared with the young Derrick Brooks of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He said he was a just as quickly and safely tackle specialist like the time Brooks.

Sims was hired by the Philadelphia Eagles on April 19, 2010.

Life

Sims is married to Brooke McGriff since 29 May 2009. Sims mother, Alice Sims formerly Bennett was, between 1980 and 1983 a successful All-American sprinter at Florida State Track and Field team. His younger brother, Marcus Sims is considered talented running back. Sims is also a great animal lover. In addition to several snakes Sims has other reptiles, hence his nickname "The Snake Charmer ". On this occasion, the TV station FOX produced before a game against the Minnesota Vikings a documentary about Sims and his pets.

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