Jake Silas (born September 1, 1991) is an American former professional football

offensive lineman In gridiron football, a lineman is a player who specializes in play at the line of scrimmage. The linemen of the team currently in possession of the ball are the offensive line, while linemen on the opposing team are the defensive line. A numb ...

who played for the

Ottawa Redblacks The Ottawa Redblacks (officially stylized as REDBLACKS) (French: Le Rouge et Noir d'Ottawa) are a professional Canadian football team based in Ottawa, Ontario. The team plays in the East Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Starting ...

of the

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(CFL). He played college football at the

University at Buffalo The State University of New York at Buffalo, commonly called the University at Buffalo (UB) and sometimes called SUNY Buffalo, is a public research university with campuses in Buffalo and Amherst, New York. The university was founded in 1 ...

and attended Portland High School in

Portland, Michigan Portland is a city in Ionia County of the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,883 at the 2010 census. The city is situated in the south central portion of Portland Township and is known as the "City of Two Rivers" since it is the conflu ...

. Silas signed with Ottawa as a free agent following the end of his college football career. After spending the entire 2015 season on the Redblacks' practice squad, he was signed to the active roster for the 2016 season, and made his CFL debut in the starting lineup on June 25, 2016, against the

Edmonton Eskimos The Edmonton Elks are a professional Canadian football team based in Edmonton, Alberta. The club competes in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member of the league's West Division and plays their home games at the Brick Field at Comm ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Silas, Jake Living people 1991 births American football offensive linemen Canadian football offensive linemen Players of Canadian football from Michigan Buffalo Bulls football players Ottawa Redblacks players Players of American football from Michigan People from Portland, Michigan