Player: Jamie Silva
Team: Indianapolis Colts
Position: Safety
Jersey #: 40
Drafted: 2008 Undrafted free agent
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 210
Pro Career: 2008-present Colts

Personal notes:
I am one of three boys along with my younger brother Ryan and my older brother Steve, who played football at Holy Cross and attended several workouts and camps for NFL teams. My mother, Debra, just retired as a gym teacher from East Providence High where I went to high school, and my father Steve, former head coach, runs some car dealerships in the Rhode Island/ Massachusetts area. My dad actually went to New England Patriots camp as a defensive back.

My message to kids these days is simple. How can you have your dreams come true if you don't take school seriously? How could I have ever gotten the chance to go to Boston College if I hadn't had the grades in high school? How can good things happen to you if you don't do the right things to prepare yourself?

Once a Townie, always a Townie.

Career awards and records:
In 2007, Silva recorded 125 tackles (82 solo, 43 assisted) and 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 annually 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; Silva gained 10 tackles and two interceptions. He played in the 2008 East/West Shrine game and was voted captain by his fellow teammates. NFL Stats Silva recorded 17 tackles in his Rookie year.