Blake Sims (born January 4, 1991) is an American high school football coach and former player.
[6] After spending 2010 to 2013 as a running back and backup quarterback, Sims started his first career game during the opener of his senior season in 2014 after beating Jake Coker for the job.
[7][8] On September 20, 2014, he threw for 445 yards against Florida, which was the second most in school history behind Scott Hunter's 484 in 1969.
[9] On December 6, 2014, Sims broke the Alabama single season passing yards record, which was previously held by A. J.
[12] He lost in the Sugar Bowl game in the semifinals to Ohio State, which later won the National Championship.
He was offered an opportunity to try out with the Green Bay Packers and the Washington Redskins as a running back.
Sims was signed by the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL) on May 28, 2015[17] and released June 7, 2015.
[20] In July 2016, Sims left North America for Australia to continue his professional football career with the Wollongong Devils of the National Gridiron League.
[26] After his release by the Buccaneers, Sims was assigned to the Birmingham Iron of the Alliance of American Football.