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Jamie Silva
Indianapolis Colts
Career information
College:Boston College
Undrafted:2008
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 4, 2008
Tackles:4
Sacks:0
INTs:0
Stats at Pro Football Reference Edit this at Wikidata

James J. Silva (born December 14, 1984 in Template:City-state) is an American football safety for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League. He was signed by the Colts as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football at Boston College.

College career

In 2007, he recorded 125 tackles (82 solos, 43 assists), and had 8 interceptions. For this, he was named a consensus first-team All-America selection, as well as one of three finalists for the Jim Thorpe Award, given yearly to the nation's top defensive back. He was also named MVP of the 2007 Champs Sports Bowl, in which the Eagles defeated the Michigan State Spartans 24-21. He played in the 2008 East/West Shrine game and was voted captain by his fellow teammates.

Professional career

Indianapolis Colts

Silva went undrafted in the 2008 NFL Draft and was signed by the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent on May 2. He was waived by the team during final cuts on August 30 but re-signed to the practice squad on September 1. On September 21, he was promoted to the active roster and made his regular season NFL debut against the Jacksonville Jaguars, recording one tackle.