Ryan Sims gets higher profile in time for trip home to play Carolina

Posted Dec 5, 2008
Ryan Sims will have a sizeable cheering section Monday night when the Bucs visit the Carolina Panthers. In the stands will be his parents and plenty of other family members and friends from his hometown, Spartanburg, S.C., about 75 miles southwest of Charlotte. Countless others will remember Sims as a three-year standout defensive tackle for North Carolina, where he was a teammate and roommate of Panthers two-time All-Pro defensive end Julius Peppers. (St. Petersburg Times)

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