Jake Silas

{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1991)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox CFL biography

| name = Jake Silas

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|9|1}}

| birth_place = Portland, Michigan, U.S.

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| number = 59

| import = Yes

| position1 = Offensive lineman

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 7

| weight_lb = 315

| college = Buffalo

| high_school = Portland High School

| playing_years1 = {{CFL Year|2015}}–{{CFL Year|2017}}

| playing_team1 = Ottawa Redblacks

| career_highlights =

• Grey Cup champion (2016)
• Second-team All-MAC (2014)

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Jake Silas (born September 1, 1991) is an American former professional football offensive lineman who played for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at the University at Buffalo and attended Portland High School in Portland, Michigan.{{cite news|url=http://www.buffalonews.com/sports/ub-football/guy-silas-filling-holes-on-right-side-of-ubs-offensive-line-20130815 |title=Guy, Silas filling holes on right side of UB's offensive line |date=August 15, 2013 |agency=The Buffalo News |author=Mansfield, Aaron |access-date=July 16, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160716192741/http://www.buffalonews.com/sports/ub-football/guy-silas-filling-holes-on-right-side-of-ubs-offensive-line-20130815 |archive-date=July 16, 2016 |url-status=dead }} 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.{{cite news|url=https://ottawacitizen.com/sports/football/cfl/training-camp-albright-silas-getting-plenty-of-time-with-redblacks-first-string-offence |title=Training camp: Albright, Silas getting plenty of time with Redblacks first-string offence |date=June 9, 2016 |agency=Ottawa Citizen |author=Holder, Gord |access-date=July 16, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160716192810/http://ottawacitizen.com/sports/football/cfl/training-camp-albright-silas-getting-plenty-of-time-with-redblacks-first-string-offence |archive-date=July 16, 2016 |url-status=dead }}{{cite news|url=http://www.ottawasun.com/2016/05/28/ottawa-redblacks-gm-marcel-desjardins-breaks-down-roster-ahead-of-training-camp |title=Ottawa Redblacks GM Marcel Desjardins breaks down roster ahead of training camp |date=May 28, 2016 |agency=Ottawa Sun |author=Baines, Tim |access-date=July 16, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160814102511/http://www.ottawasun.com/2016/05/28/ottawa-redblacks-gm-marcel-desjardins-breaks-down-roster-ahead-of-training-camp |archive-date=August 14, 2016 |url-status=dead }}