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Joined CIN (from ARI)
Last recorded season with CIN
Joined ARI (from OAK)
Joined OAK (from NYG)
Joined NYG (from CAR)
Joined CAR (from DET)
Drafted by DET — Round 1, Pick 23
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Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 5 seasons.
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What carries the case
Monitor score 34.5 · components sum to the score (All-Pro ×12 · Pro Bowl ×3 · League Lead ×4 · ranks/era/longevity weighted).
This player carries the statistical signature of a Hall-of-Fame candidate whose career was cut short by injury or circumstance. The gap between their ceiling and actual production is quantified below.
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Keith Sims
G
87% match
1996 Draft ClassmatesFull class →
Wore 8 distinct franchise crests across 7 seasons (1999–2005) — a true nomad. The crest trail: