This article is about the American football player. For the English footballer, see Ernie Simms.
American football player
Ernie Sims
Personal information
Born:
(1984-12-23) December 23, 1984 (age 39) Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.
Height:
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:
233 lb (106 kg)
Career information
High school:
Tallahassee (FL) North Florida Christian
College:
Florida State (2003–2005)
NFL draft:
2006 / Round: 1 / Pick: 9
Career history
As a player:
Detroit Lions (2006–2009)
Philadelphia Eagles (2010)
Indianapolis Colts (2011)
Dallas Cowboys (2012–2013)
Arizona Cardinals (2014)*
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
Florida Atlantic (2018) Assistant strength and conditioning coordinator
Florida Atlantic (2019) Director of football operations
South Florida (2020) Defensive quality control analyst
South Florida (2021–2022) Linebackers coach
South Florida (2022) Interim defensive coordinator
UCF (2023) Linebackers coach
Career highlights and awards
PFWA All-Rookie Team (2006)
First-team All-American (2004)
Second-team All-ACC (2004)
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:
623
Sacks:
5.5
Forced fumbles:
6
Fumble recoveries:
3
Interceptions:
1
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR
Ernie Sims III (born December 23, 1984) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker and former UCF linebacker coach. He played college football for the Florida State Seminoles and was selected by the Detroit Lions in the first round of the 2006 NFL draft. He also played for the Philadelphia Eagles, Indianapolis Colts and Dallas Cowboys.
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165), 31 more tackles than the next rookie (Detroit Lions linebacker ErnieSims). Ryans was also named to the NFL All-Rookie Team. In 2007, Ryans was...
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consensus No. 1 prospect, along with Jadeveon Clowney, Vince Young, and ErnieSims. Nkemdiche went wire-to-wire as the No. 1 overall player in the Rivals...
brought in, and the following were selected in the NFL Draft – linebacker ErnieSims out of Florida State University and safety Daniel Bullocks out of the...
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Daniel Da Prato took over as interim head coach, and linebackers coach ErnieSims became defensive coordinator. On December 4, 2022, USF announced that...
second on the Seminoles' depth chart at strongside linebacker behind ErnieSims. He played in all 13 games, both at linebacker and on special teams, as...
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Hall of Fame in 1979 and was the subject of the 2008 film The Express: The Ernie Davis Story. Davis was born in New Salem, Pennsylvania. His father was killed...
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Philadelphia for their 2011 sixth-round selection. The Lions traded LB ErnieSims to Philadelphia, the Broncos received a fifth-round pick from Philadelphia...
Seminoles defensive players taken in the first round of the draft, along with ErnieSims, Kamerion Wimbley, and Antonio Cromartie. Bunkley was the highest selected...
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