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Blake Sims was born in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1991.
Answer: False
Explanation: Blake Sims was born in Gainesville, Georgia, on January 4, 1991.
Blake Sims attended only one high school, Gainesville High School, throughout his academic career.
Answer: False
Explanation: Blake Sims attended Cass High School for his freshman and sophomore years before transferring to Gainesville High School for his junior and senior seasons.
During his senior year at Gainesville High School, Blake Sims rushed for over 1,000 yards.
Answer: False
Explanation: In his senior year at Gainesville High School, Blake Sims rushed for 863 yards and 13 touchdowns.
Blake Sims was rated as a five-star recruit by Rivals.com.
Answer: False
Explanation: Blake Sims was considered a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, ranked as the No. 33 athlete nationally.
Tennessee and Georgia were among the college programs that offered Blake Sims a scholarship.
Answer: True
Explanation: Blake Sims received scholarship offers from prominent college programs, including Tennessee and Georgia.
Blake Sims' personal best in the 100 meters during high school track was 10.69 seconds.
Answer: True
Explanation: Blake Sims achieved a personal best of 10.69 seconds in the 100 meters during his high school track career.
In which city and state was Blake Sims born?
Answer: Gainesville, Georgia
Explanation: Blake Sims was born in Gainesville, Georgia, on January 4, 1991.
Which high schools did Blake Sims attend during his high school career?
Answer: Cass High School and Gainesville High School
Explanation: Blake Sims attended Cass High School for his initial years and later transferred to Gainesville High School for his junior and senior seasons.
How was Blake Sims rated as a recruit coming out of high school?
Answer: Four-star recruit, ranked No. 33 athlete nationally
Explanation: Rivals.com rated Blake Sims as a four-star recruit and ranked him as the No. 33 athlete nationally.
Besides football, in which sport did Blake Sims excel during high school?
Answer: Track and Field (Sprinting)
Explanation: Blake Sims was also a proficient sprinter in track and field during his high school years.
Which of the following statements about Blake Sims' high school track and field achievements is FALSE?
Answer: He won the 100 meters at the 2010 Battle at The Branch Invitational with a time of 10.74 seconds.
Explanation: While Blake Sims excelled in track, the statement that he won the 100 meters at the 2010 Battle at The Branch Invitational with a time of 10.74 seconds is false; his recorded time for that event was 10.84 seconds.
Throughout his college career at Alabama from 2010-2013, Blake Sims exclusively played quarterback.
Answer: False
Explanation: Before his senior season, Blake Sims primarily played as a running back and served as a backup quarterback for the Alabama Crimson Tide from 2010 to 2013.
Blake Sims' college career rushing statistics include 705 yards and 9 touchdowns.
Answer: True
Explanation: Over his college career at Alabama, Blake Sims accumulated 705 rushing yards on 145 carries, averaging 4.9 yards per carry, and scored 9 rushing touchdowns.
Blake Sims' career passing yardage at Alabama was 3,731 yards.
Answer: True
Explanation: Throughout his college career at Alabama, Blake Sims accumulated 3,731 passing yards.
Blake Sims' career completion percentage at Alabama was below 60%.
Answer: False
Explanation: Blake Sims maintained a career completion percentage of 64.0% during his time playing college football at Alabama.
Blake Sims played in 42 games during his college career at Alabama.
Answer: True
Explanation: Blake Sims participated in a total of 42 games throughout his college career at the University of Alabama.
Blake Sims' career quarterback rating at Alabama was 157.9.
Answer: False
Explanation: Blake Sims' career quarterback rating at Alabama was 88.8, not 157.9.
Blake Sims was primarily a running back during his first three years at Alabama.
Answer: True
Explanation: From 2010 to 2013, Blake Sims primarily played as a running back and served as a backup quarterback for the Alabama Crimson Tide.
What was Blake Sims' primary role at the University of Alabama before his senior season?
Answer: Running Back and Backup Quarterback
Explanation: Prior to his senior year, Blake Sims primarily served as a running back and backup quarterback for the Alabama Crimson Tide from 2010 to 2013.
What were Blake Sims' career rushing statistics at Alabama?
Answer: 705 yards, 4.9 yards/carry, 9 touchdowns
Explanation: Blake Sims' career rushing statistics at Alabama include 145 attempts for 705 yards, averaging 4.9 yards per carry, and 9 touchdowns.
What were Blake Sims' career passing statistics at Alabama?
Answer: 3,731 yards, 30 TDs, 10 INTs
Explanation: Blake Sims' career passing statistics at Alabama include 3,731 yards, 30 touchdowns, and 10 interceptions.
What was Blake Sims' career completion percentage at Alabama?
Answer: 64.0%
Explanation: Blake Sims achieved a career completion percentage of 64.0% during his time playing college football at Alabama.
What was Blake Sims' highest single-season rushing yardage total in college?
Answer: 350 yards
Explanation: Blake Sims' highest single-season rushing yardage total in college was 350 yards, achieved during his senior year in 2014.
How many games did Blake Sims play in his college career at Alabama?
Answer: 42
Explanation: Blake Sims participated in a total of 42 games during his college career at the University of Alabama.
What was Blake Sims' career quarterback rating at Alabama?
Answer: 88.8
Explanation: Blake Sims' career quarterback rating at Alabama was 88.8.
Jake Coker was the player Blake Sims beat out for the starting quarterback position in 2014.
Answer: True
Explanation: Blake Sims secured the starting quarterback role for Alabama in 2014 after competing with Jake Coker for the position.
Blake Sims' 445 passing yards against Florida in 2014 set a new Alabama single-game passing record.
Answer: False
Explanation: Blake Sims' 445 passing yards against Florida in 2014 was the second-highest single-game passing total in Alabama history at the time, surpassed only by Scott Hunter's 484 yards.
Scott Hunter held the Alabama single-game passing yardage record that Blake Sims' 445-yard performance surpassed.
Answer: True
Explanation: Scott Hunter's 1969 performance of 484 passing yards was the record that Blake Sims' 445-yard game against Florida in 2014 approached, making it the second-highest at that time.
Blake Sims broke the Alabama single-season passing yards record previously held by A. J. McCarron.
Answer: True
Explanation: During his senior season in 2014, Blake Sims surpassed A. J. McCarron's previous record for single-season passing yards at Alabama.
In his senior season, Blake Sims threw for 3,487 yards and 30 touchdowns.
Answer: False
Explanation: In his senior season of 2014, Blake Sims threw for 3,487 yards and 28 touchdowns, not 30.
Blake Sims led the SEC in passing yards during his senior season.
Answer: False
Explanation: Blake Sims led the SEC in passing touchdowns during his senior season with 28, but not in passing yards.
Alabama lost to Ohio State in the Sugar Bowl, which was a College Football Playoff semifinal game during Sims' senior year.
Answer: True
Explanation: During Blake Sims' senior season, Alabama participated in the Sugar Bowl, which served as a College Football Playoff semifinal, where they were defeated by Ohio State.
Blake Sims won three BCS National Championships during his college career at Alabama.
Answer: False
Explanation: Blake Sims was part of the Alabama teams that won two BCS National Championships during his college career (2011 and 2012 seasons).
In 2014, Blake Sims received First-team All-SEC honors.
Answer: False
Explanation: Blake Sims was honored with Second-team All-SEC recognition in 2014.
Blake Sims' highest single-season passing yardage total was achieved in his sophomore year at Alabama.
Answer: False
Explanation: Blake Sims' highest single-season passing yardage total of 3,487 yards occurred during his senior year in 2014, not his sophomore year.
Blake Sims' 2014 season record as a starting quarterback was 12 wins and 2 losses.
Answer: True
Explanation: In his senior season as the starting quarterback in 2014, Blake Sims led Alabama to a record of 12 wins and 2 losses.
Blake Sims' highest single-season interception total was 10, occurring in his senior year.
Answer: True
Explanation: Blake Sims threw 10 interceptions during his senior season in 2014, which was his highest single-season total for interceptions in college.
Who did Blake Sims compete with for the starting quarterback position at Alabama in 2014?
Answer: Jake Coker
Explanation: Blake Sims earned the starting quarterback position at Alabama in 2014 after competing with Jake Coker.
What significant passing achievement did Blake Sims accomplish against Florida in the 2014 season?
Answer: He threw for 445 yards, the second-highest single-game total in Alabama history at the time.
Explanation: Against Florida in 2014, Blake Sims passed for 445 yards, which was the second-highest single-game passing yardage in Alabama football history at that point.
Which passing record did Blake Sims break during his senior season at Alabama?
Answer: Single-season passing yards record
Explanation: Blake Sims broke the Alabama single-season passing yards record during his senior year in 2014.
What were Blake Sims' passing statistics for his senior season in 2014?
Answer: 252 completions, 391 attempts, 3,487 yards, 28 TDs, 10 INTs
Explanation: In his senior season of 2014, Blake Sims completed 252 of 391 passes for 3,487 yards, with 28 touchdowns and 10 interceptions.
Which conference statistic did Blake Sims lead in the 2014 season?
Answer: Passing Touchdowns
Explanation: Blake Sims led the Southeastern Conference (SEC) in passing touchdowns during the 2014 season with 28.
What was the result of Alabama's Sugar Bowl appearance during Blake Sims' senior season?
Answer: Alabama lost to Ohio State in a College Football Playoff semifinal game.
Explanation: Alabama lost to Ohio State in the Sugar Bowl, which served as a College Football Playoff semifinal game during Blake Sims' senior season.
How many BCS National Championships did Blake Sims win during his college career at Alabama?
Answer: Two
Explanation: Blake Sims was part of two BCS National Championship-winning teams during his tenure at the University of Alabama.
What individual conference honor did Blake Sims receive in 2014?
Answer: Second-team All-SEC
Explanation: In recognition of his performance during the 2014 season, Blake Sims was named to the Second-team All-SEC.
What was Blake Sims' highest single-season passing yardage total in college?
Answer: 3,487 yards
Explanation: Blake Sims' highest single-season passing yardage total was 3,487 yards, achieved during his senior year in 2014.
What was Blake Sims' record as a starting quarterback in his senior year at Alabama?
Answer: 12-2
Explanation: As the starting quarterback in his senior year, Blake Sims led the Alabama Crimson Tide to a record of 12 wins and 2 losses.
Prior to the NFL draft, Blake Sims' recorded measurements were 6 feet 1 inch tall and 225 pounds.
Answer: False
Explanation: Before the NFL draft, Blake Sims was measured at 5 feet 11.5 inches tall and weighed 218 pounds.
Blake Sims was selected in the 2015 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers.
Answer: False
Explanation: Blake Sims was not selected in the 2015 NFL Draft.
Blake Sims' tryouts after going undrafted were for the quarterback position.
Answer: False
Explanation: Blake Sims' tryouts after going undrafted were for the running back position, not quarterback.
Blake Sims signed a contract with the Washington Redskins after his NFL tryouts.
Answer: False
Explanation: Despite tryouts with teams like the Washington Redskins, Blake Sims did not sign a contract with them or any other NFL team following the 2015 draft.
Blake Sims recorded a 40-yard dash time of 4.57 seconds at the NFL Combine.
Answer: True
Explanation: At the NFL Combine, Blake Sims registered a 40-yard dash time of 4.57 seconds.
Blake Sims' combine results included a vertical jump of 32.5 inches.
Answer: False
Explanation: Blake Sims' vertical jump at the NFL Combine was recorded at 30.5 inches, not 32.5 inches.
How did Blake Sims perform in the 2015 NFL Draft?
Answer: He was not selected in the draft.
Explanation: Blake Sims was not selected by any team during the 2015 NFL Draft, making him an undrafted free agent.
For which position did Blake Sims receive tryout offers from NFL teams after going undrafted?
Answer: Running Back
Explanation: After going undrafted, Blake Sims received tryout offers from NFL teams for the position of running back.
What was Blake Sims' 40-yard dash time recorded at the NFL Combine?
Answer: 4.57 seconds
Explanation: Blake Sims recorded a 40-yard dash time of 4.57 seconds at the NFL Combine.
Blake Sims played for the Toronto Argonauts in the CFL for the entire 2015 season.
Answer: False
Explanation: Blake Sims was signed by the Toronto Argonauts in May 2015 but was released in June 2015, thus not playing for the entire season.
Blake Sims was released by the Saskatchewan Roughriders in December 2015 after being re-signed in October.
Answer: True
Explanation: Blake Sims signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders in July 2015, was re-signed in October after an initial release, and was ultimately released again in December 2015.
In 2016, Blake Sims played professional football in Canada for the Toronto Argonauts.
Answer: False
Explanation: Blake Sims played professional football in Australia for the Wollongong Devils in 2016, not in Canada for the Toronto Argonauts.
Blake Sims spent less than a month on the Atlanta Falcons' practice squad in 2016.
Answer: True
Explanation: Blake Sims was signed to the Atlanta Falcons' practice squad on September 13, 2016, and released on September 23, 2016, totaling approximately ten days.
Blake Sims signed a reserve/future contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in January 2017.
Answer: True
Explanation: Blake Sims was signed to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' practice squad in late 2016 and subsequently signed a reserve/future contract in January 2017.
Blake Sims was a starting quarterback for the Birmingham Iron in the AAF.
Answer: False
Explanation: Blake Sims was assigned to the Birmingham Iron of the AAF and was selected in the quarterback draft, but he was placed on injured reserve and later waived, not serving as a starter.
Blake Sims played for the Frisco Fighters in the Arena Football League (AFL).
Answer: False
Explanation: Blake Sims played for the Frisco Fighters in the Indoor Football League (IFL), not the Arena Football League (AFL).
What was Blake Sims' experience with the Toronto Argonauts in the CFL?
Answer: He signed with the team but was released after a short period.
Explanation: Blake Sims signed with the Toronto Argonauts of the CFL in May 2015 but was released in early June 2015, indicating a brief tenure.
Which professional football team did Blake Sims play for in Australia in 2016?
Answer: Wollongong Devils
Explanation: In 2016, Blake Sims played professional football in Australia for the Wollongong Devils.
How long was Blake Sims on the Atlanta Falcons' practice squad in 2016?
Answer: Approximately three weeks
Explanation: Blake Sims was on the Atlanta Falcons' practice squad from September 13 to September 23, 2016, a period of approximately ten days, which is less than three weeks.
What was Blake Sims' role with the Birmingham Iron in the AAF?
Answer: He was assigned as a quarterback but was placed on injured reserve and later waived.
Explanation: Blake Sims was assigned to the Birmingham Iron of the AAF as a quarterback, but he was placed on injured reserve and subsequently waived before playing in a game.
Which of the following was NOT a professional team Blake Sims played for or was associated with after college?
Answer: New England Patriots
Explanation: Blake Sims had associations with the Green Bay Packers (tryout), Toronto Argonauts (CFL), and Birmingham Iron (AAF), but not the New England Patriots.
What does the asterisk (*) next to some teams in Blake Sims' career history signify?
Answer: He was an offseason or practice squad member only.
Explanation: An asterisk (*) next to a team in Blake Sims' career history indicates that his association with the team was limited to the offseason or practice squad.
Which CFL team did Blake Sims sign with in July 2015?
Answer: Saskatchewan Roughriders
Explanation: Blake Sims signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL) in July 2015.
What was Blake Sims' role with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers?
Answer: Signed to the practice squad, then signed a reserve/future contract, later waived.
Explanation: Blake Sims was signed to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' practice squad, later signed a reserve/future contract, and was eventually waived.
Which professional league did Blake Sims play in that is no longer active?
Answer: Alliance of American Football (AAF)
Explanation: The Alliance of American Football (AAF) is a professional league that Blake Sims played in which is no longer active.
Blake Sims currently holds the position of offensive coordinator at Mt. Bethel Christian Academy, a role he assumed in 2023.
Answer: True
Explanation: Blake Sims is currently serving as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for Mt. Bethel Christian Academy, a position he began in 2023.
Blake Sims announced his retirement from professional football in August 2022.
Answer: True
Explanation: Blake Sims officially announced his retirement from professional football on August 25, 2022.
What is Blake Sims' current role in football?
Answer: Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks Coach at Mt. Bethel Christian Academy
Explanation: Blake Sims currently serves as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Mt. Bethel Christian Academy.
When did Blake Sims announce his retirement from professional football?
Answer: August 25, 2022
Explanation: Blake Sims officially announced his retirement from professional football on August 25, 2022.