Complex sentence: In January of 2006, Sims announced that he would forgo his senior season in lieu of entering the 2006 NFL Draft, where he was selected ninth overall by the Detroit Lions.
Split into simpler sentences: In January of 2006, Sims announced that he would forgo his senior season in lieu of entering the draft. Sims was selected as ninth overall in the first round of the 2006 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions.