Detroit Lions
Rob Sims - #67 - G
| Status | Active |
| Height/Weight | 6' 3"/ 312 lbs. |
| Birthday | 12/06/1983 |
| Birthplace | Macedonia, OH |
| College | Ohio State |
| Years played | 8 |
| Drafted | 2006, 4th round, 31st pick by Seahawks |
Report: Lions RB Best expected to start 2012 on PUP list
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Detroit safety Delmas has knee surgery
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Avril signs tender, reports to Lions' camp
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Fairley's hearing delayed until Nov. 27
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Lions GM Mayhew expects Best to 'eventually' be cleared
Lions GM Martin Mayhew told reporters Tuesday that he expects RB Jahvid Best (concussions) to be cleared to play at some point.
Lions OLT Backus sustains thumb injury
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Lions place RB Best on PUP list
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Lions' Suh sued for more than $1 million
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Lions sign CB Coleman
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Lions sign CB-RS Miller
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Lions add OT Scott
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Ex-Lion Berry apologizes, will enter substance-abuse program
Former Lions CB Aaron Berry apologized Monday after a second offseason arrest ended his career with the club.
Penn State discipline becomes NFL's warning shot
The NFL could stand to learn a few valuable lessons from the Penn State tragedy and realize that the league is not impervious from a similar fall.
PLAYER NEWS
Sims was hit for $7,500 for a late tackle against Chicago.|||||||
The incident happened last Sunday at Soldier Field.
The Detroit Lions have Sims under contract for four more seasons. The team announced the signing Friday.|||||||
Sims has started all four games for the winless Lions this season. He started 30 games the previous two years for the Seattle Seahawks. Detroit acquired Sims from Seattle in April for defensive end Robert Henderson and for an exchange of lower-round draft picks. Sims was Seattle's fourth-round pick in the 2006 draft.
The Seattle Seahawks have traded Sims to the Detroit Lions for defensive end Robert Henderson.|||||||
The teams also swapped draft picks with Seattle getting Detroit's fifth-round pick in this month's draft, and the Lions getting the first of Seattle's two seventh-round picks. Sims was Seattle's fourth-round pick in the 2006 draft and started 34 of 45 games played in his four seasons with the Seahawks. Sims started all 14 games he played in last season at left guard.
The Seahawks placed Sims on injured reserve Wednesday with a torn pectoral muscle, ending his season and adding another injury to their growing list.|||||||
Sims, a fourth-round pick in 2006, started all 16 games for Seattle last season and the opener in 2008.