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Safety
Hampton Rookie
Ht: 6-3 Wt: 225
Born: 5/9/88 Baltimore, Md.
Draft: ‘11 FA-Det Acquired: ‘11 FA
Complete biographical information available on Detroitlions.com.
TRANSACTIONS
¾ signed to the lions active roster November 29, 2011.
¾ signed to the lions practice squad september 5, 2011.
¾ released by the lions september 3, 2011.
¾ signed by the Detroit lions on July 29, 2011.
¾ released by the Detroit lions on september 3, 2012
¾ signed to the lions paractice squad september 5, 2012.
¾ signed to the lions active roster from the practice squad on september
29, 2012
PRO
young defensive back who will be battling for a safety position in 2012.
¾ Has appeared in 86 games (75 starts) during his career, and has played
in five postseason games (five starts).
2012: started at free safety in his first Nfl regular season game in Week 4
vs. the Vikings (9/30), finishing the game with five tackles (four solo) and one
pass defensed. Part of a lions secondary defense that allowed just 100 net
passing yards against the Vikings. it was the lowest team passing output the
lions allowed since they yielded just 56 yards at Cleveland october 23, 2005.
¾ in his first career start at safety in Week 8 at seattle, recorded his
first career interception on a deep pass from seahawks QB russell
Wilson and finished with four tackles (three solo) in the game.
finished game with two takeaways when he recovered a fumble on
the game’s final play.
¾ Had one solo tackle in the lions’ 31-14 win at Jacksonville in Week
9 (11/4).
¾ Tied his career high for total tackles in a game with five solo tackles in
Week 10 at Minnesota (11/11).
¾ Tied his career high for total tackles in the second straight week in Week
11 vs. Green Bay, finishing with five solo tackles against the Packers.
also recorded one special teams tackle.
¾ set a new career high and finished fourth on the team in tackles with
six total tackles and had one pass defensed in Week 12 vs. Houston
on Thanksgiving Day (11/22).
¾ Had two solo tackles in Week 13 vs. indianapolis (12/2).
¾ set a new career-high in total tackles with nine (six solo) and finished
second on the team in Week 14 at Green Bay (12/9).
¾ inactive in Week 15 at arizona (12/16).
2011: spent the majority of the 2011 season on the lions practice squad until
joining the active roster for the final five games of the season.
¾ registered 2 special teams tackles at oakland (12/18), the first of
his career.
¾ registered one special teams tackle in the lions Wild Card playoff
game at New orleans (1/7/12).
COLLEGE
Transferred to Hampton from Bowie state
¾ Two-year starter for Hampton
¾ first team all-MeaC as a senior in 2010
¾ 74 tackles and 4 interceptions in 2010
¾ Third on the team with 66 tackles in 2009
PERSONAL
¾ Has two sisters, rachel and Candis.
¾ son of ricardo and rhonda silva.
¾ Political science major at Hampton.
SILVA’S SINGLE-GAME BESTS
Tackles: ..................................................................................................................................6 vs. Hou (11/22/12)
Passes Defended: .......................................................................................................................1 vs. Min 9/30/12
interceptions ......................................................................................................................... 1 vs. sea (10/28/12)
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SILVA’S CAREER STATISTICS
Year Tm G S TT ST AT Sk SkY Int Yds TD PD FF FR Yds TD STT
2011 Det 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2012 Det 9 6 37 28 9 0 0 1 26 0 3 0 1 0 0 2
Totals 13 6 37 28 9 0 0 1 26 0 3 0 1 0 0 2
POSTSEASON
Year Tm G S TT ST AT Sk SkY Int Yds TD PD FF FR Yds TD STT
2011 Det 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2011 (Det)
Date Opp G S TT ST AT Sk SkY Int Yds TD PD FF FR Yds TD STT
9/9 sTl 0 0 PraCTiCe sQUaD
9/16 at sf 0 0 PraCTiCe sQUaD
9/23 at Ten 0 0 PraCTiCe sQUaD
9/30 MiN 1 1 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/14 at Phi 0 0 iNaCTiVe
10/22 at Chi 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/28 sea 1 1 4 3 1 0 0 1 26 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
11/4 at Jax 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11/11 at Min 1 1 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11/18 GB 1 1 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11/22 HoU 1 0 6 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
12/2 iND 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12/9 at GB 1 1 9 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12/16 at ari 0 0 iNaCTiVe
12/22 aTl
12/30 CHi
Totals 9 6 37 28 9 0 0 1 26 0 3 0 1 0 0 2