Ryan Sims

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Ryan Sims

No. -- Free Agent

Defensive tackle

Personal information

Date of birth: May 4, 1980

Place of birth: Spartanburg, South Carolina

Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)

Weight: 315 lb (143 kg)

Career information

High school: Spartanburg (SC) Dorman

College: North Carolina

NFL Draft: 2002 / Round: 1 / Pick: 6

Debuted in 2002 for the Kansas City Chiefs

Career history

*Offseason and/or practice squad member only

Career NFL statistics

Stats at NFL.com

Ryan O'Neal Sims (born May 4, 1980) is a former American Football defensive tackle Sims' professional career began in 2002 with the Kansas City Chiefs, for whom he played through the end of the 2006 season. He has also been a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Seattle Seahawks.

Professional career

Kansas City Chiefs

Sims played college football for the University of North Carolina and was the 6th overall pick in the 2002 NFL Draft. Sims was a college teammate of the Carolina Panthers defensive end Julius Peppers. He graduated from Dorman High School in Spartanburg, SC. Sims is a member of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity and was initiated into the Xi Gamma Chapter while at UNC-Chapel Hill during the Spring 2000 semester.

During his tenure with Kansas City, Sims played in a total of 74 games and notched 54 tackles, 5 sacks, and 1 interception.

In 2006 Herm Edwards took over as coach of the Chiefs, and Sims saw his playing time reduced.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

He was traded to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on May 1, 2007 for an undisclosed future draft pick. On February 19, 2009, Sims signed a four-year/$8 million contract with the Buccaneers. On November 23, 2010, the Buccaneers released Sims. For the season, Sims totaled four tackles with no sacks in six games for Tampa Bay.

Seattle Seahawks

Sims signed with the Seattle Seahawks on July 31, 2011, but was released on August 20.

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v t e 2002 NFL Draft First Round Selections

David Carr Julius Peppers Joey Harrington Mike Williams Quentin Jammer Ryan Sims Bryant McKinnie Roy Williams John Henderson Levi Jones Dwight Freeney Wendell Bryant Donté Stallworth Jeremy Shockey Albert Haynesworth William Green Phillip Buchanon T. J. Duckett Ashley Lelie Javon Walker Daniel Graham Bryan Thomas Napoleon Harris Ed Reed Charles Grant Lito Sheppard Mike Rumph Jerramy Stevens Marc Colombo Kendall Simmons Robert Thomas Patrick Ramsey

Draft years 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13

v t e Dallas Texans / Kansas City Chiefs first-round draft picks

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v t e Kansas City Chiefs 2002 NFL Draft selections

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Persondata
Name	Sims, Ryan
Alternative names
Short description	Player of American football
Date of birth	May 4, 1980
Place of birth	Spartanburg, South Carolina
Date of death
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