15 Facts About Silas Redd

Silas Redd played college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions and USC Trojans, and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Washington Redskins in 2014.

Silas Redd attended King School, a private, Co-ed College preparatory school in preparatory Stamford, Connecticut alongside NFL Line-Backer Kevin Pierre-Louis who was his teammate on the school's football team.

Silas Redd served as a backup in 2010, and became Penn State's lead running back in 2011.

Silas Redd rushed for 1,188 yards in the 2011 regular season, third most in the Big Ten Conference and 22nd most among all NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision players.

Silas Redd ranked 28th in the Football Bowl Subdivision in rushing yards per game.

Silas Redd rushed for 100 or more yards in six of 12 games for Penn State in 2011, including a career-high 164 yards against Northwestern on October 22,2011.

On July 31,2012, Silas Redd announced he would transfer to USC in the wake of NCAA sanctions levied against the Nittany Lions football program that gave players an opportunity to transfer to another major program without sitting out a year.

Silas Redd finished his first year with 905 rushing yards and nine touchdowns.

Silas Redd played in six games, rushing for 376 yards with one touchdown.

Silas Redd was signed by the Washington Redskins on May 10,2014, as an undrafted free agent.

Silas Redd tore his right-anterior cruciate ligament and medial collateral ligament in the first 2015 preseason game against the Cleveland Browns.

Silas Redd was waived by the Redskins on December 27,2016, after being reinstated from suspension.

In October 2017, Silas Redd signed on to play rugby league with the professional Ipswich Jets of the Queensland Cup for the 2018 season.

Silas Redd played in one off-season exhibition match in Hawaii between the Jets and the Tweed Heads Seagulls.

In May 2018, Silas Redd returned to the USA without playing a game in the Queensland Cup.