The Colts have
signed free agent defensive back Terrell Skinner and placed defensive backs
Jamie Silva and Donye’ McCleskey on waived/injured, the club announced today.
Skinner (6-2,
214), a rookie from Maryland, originally signed with Minnesota as an undrafted
free agent in April.
The Colts announced earlier in the week that Silva, a third-year veteran, will miss the remainder of the season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament suffered in last Sunday’s game against San Francisco.
A biography of Skinner is below:
30 TERRELL SKINNER
Defensive Back 6-2 214
Maryland
Free Agent-2010
Rookie
Born: February 24, 1987
PRO: Signed with Colts as FA on August 17, 2010…signed with Minnesota as FA on April 25, 2010…was waived on August 10, 2010.
COLLEGE: Four-year letterman who opened 23 of 44 career games…finished with 142 tackles, two interceptions, two FF and eight passes defensed…also was 11-17.4 KOR…started 12 games as senior…had 67 tackles, one interception and four passes defensed…had career-high 13 tackles vs. Virginia Tech…started 11 games as junior…had 63 tackles, one interception, one FF and four passes defensed…appeared in 13 games as sophomore…had 12 tackles and one FF…also was 10-17.6 KOR…appeared in eight games as freshman…redshirted in 2005…majored in kinesiology.
PERSONAL: Full name is Terrell Skinner, Jr.…born in St. Petersburg, Fla….attended Boca Ciega High School…earned three varsity letters in football and two in basketball…played QB, CB and LB…was 97-917, 13 TDs rushing as senior…was named Pinellas County Player-of-the-Year as senior…single…resides in St. Petersburg, Fla.
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