When the Tampa Bay Buccaneers drafted West Virginia running back Charles Sims in the third round in 2014, they saw him as a player who could both complement and relieve Doug Martin, as needed. Sims's well-developed receiving skills would give the team a new kind of weapon on passing downs and his underrated ability to run between the tackles would give the rushing attack added depth. That was important for a coach that wanted to make the ground game the center of his offense.
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One injury kept Sims out of the mix for the first half of the 2014 season, however, and two others robbed Martin of five outings.