Gonzaga Bulletin · Mar 8, 2018
Blake Sims hasn't given up on a pro career
Blake Sims led Alabama to a 2014 SEC championship.
Chandler Rome/The Anniston Star TUSCALOOSA — Sequestered in the southwest corner of the Hank Crisp Indoor Practice Facility, Blake Sims began to throw, flinging one tight spiral after another to a bevy of Alabama student managers.
Players grunted in the weight room behind him. Strength coach Scott Cochran’s voice rose above them all, requesting more repetitions on the bench press as Alabama’s Pro Day began.
The commotion did not alter Sims. He continued to throw, joking between each toss and flashing an effervescent smile.
“I haven’t picked up a ball and thrown it,” Sims explained, “since my pro day.”