Sears was drafted in the fifth round of the 1941 NFL Draft, (33rd overall), by the Pittsburgh Steelers, and was soon after traded to the Philadelphia Eagles for whom he played his first game in 1941.
Sears was selected in the fifth round of the 1941 NFL Draft, (33rd overall), by the Pittsburgh Steelers, and was subsequently traded to the Philadelphia Eagles where he played his first game in 1941.