Rob Sims
{{Short description|American football player (born 1983)}}
{{Use American English|date=March 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| image = Rob Sims.JPG
| caption = Sims with the Detroit Lions
| number = 67
| position = Guard
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|12|6}}
| birth_place = Macedonia, Ohio, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| weight_lbs = 312
| high_school = Nordonia (Macedonia)
| college = Ohio State
| draftyear = 2006
| draftround = 4
| draftpick = 128
| pastteams = * Seattle Seahawks ({{NFL Year|2006}}–{{NFL Year|2009}})
- Detroit Lions ({{NFL Year|2010}}–{{NFL Year|2014}})
| highlights = * BCS national champion (2002)
- First-team All-Big Ten (2005)
| statlabel1 = Games played
| statvalue1 = 125
| statlabel2 = Games started
| statvalue2 = 114
| pfr = SimsRo20
}}
Robert Sims (born December 6, 1983) is an American former professional football player who was a guard in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes and was selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the fourth round of the 2006 NFL draft.
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 2 3/4
| weight = 307
| shuttle = 4.79
| cone drill = 7.50
| vertical = 30.0
| broad ft = 8
| broad in = 10
| bench = 27
| arm span = 31 3/4
| hand span = 9 1/8
| wonderlic =
| note = Sources:{{Cite web |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/rob-sims/32005349-4d79-7571-da27-18ad851ec4c2 |title=Rob Sims Draft and Combine Prospect Profile |website=NFL.com |access-date=December 26, 2024}}{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=12419&DraftYear=2006 |title=2006 Draft Scout Rob Sims, Ohio State NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile |website=DraftScout.com |access-date=October 19, 2022}}
}}
=Seattle Seahawks=
Sims was selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the fourth round of the 2006 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=2006 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2006/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-09 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}
=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.{{cite web|url=http://www.seattlepi.com/sports/football/article/In-first-NFL-start-Hawks-Sims-will-count-on-1212139.php|title=In first NFL start, Hawks' Sims will count on guiding light|publisher=seattlepi.com|author=Clare Farnsworth|date=August 18, 2006|accessdate=June 4, 2013}}
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.{{cite news |last1=LeBlanc |first1=Beth |title=Calvin Johnson joins Michigan marijuana trade association board |url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2019/08/15/calvin-johnson-joins-michigan-marijuana-trade-association-board/2017959001/ |accessdate=August 26, 2019 |work=The Detroit News |date=August 15, 2019}}{{cite news |last1=Gray |first1=Kathleen |title=Former Detroit Lions players announce partnership with Harvard to study marijuana |url=https://www.freep.com/story/news/marijuana/2019/08/15/calvin-johnson-robert-sims-harvard-marijuana-research/2022874001/ |accessdate=August 26, 2019 |work=Detroit Free Press |date=August 15, 2019}} The pair have also formed a partnership with Harvard University to support medical cannabis research.{{cite news |last1=Rothstein |first1=Michael |title=Megatron partners in marijuana-for-CTE research |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/27396863/megatron-partners-marijuana-cte-research |accessdate=August 26, 2019 |work=ESPN |date=August 15, 2019}}
References
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External links
{{commons category|Rob Sims}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20150920202714/http://www.detroitlions.com/team/roster/Rob-Sims/e9286258-8d3e-48fb-bbd5-016d1a6922cd Detroit Lions bio]
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{{2002 Ohio State Buckeyes football navbox}}
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Category:American football offensive guards
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Category:Detroit Lions players
Category:Ohio State Buckeyes football players
Category:People from Macedonia, Ohio
Category:Players of American football from Summit County, Ohio