# Ian Silberman

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American football player (born 1992)

Ian Silberman Silberman with the San Francisco 49ers in 2015 No. 62, 67, 69 Position Guard Personal information Born (1992-10-10) October 10, 1992 (age 33) Orange Park, Florida, U.S. Listed height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Listed weight 305 lb (138 kg) Career information High school Fleming Island (Fleming Island, Florida) College Boston College NFL draft 2015: 6th round, 190th overall pick Career history San Francisco 49ers (2015) New England Patriots (2016)* Oakland Raiders (2016–2017)* Indianapolis Colts (2017) Cleveland Browns (2017)* Oakland Raiders (2017) Tennessee Titans (2018)* Oakland Raiders (2018) Carolina Panthers (2018–2019)* Indianapolis Colts (2019)* Arizona Cardinals (2019)* New York Guardians (2020) * Offseason and/or practice squad member only Awards and highlights Third-team All-ACC (2014) Career NFL statistics Games played 3 Stats at Pro Football Reference

**Ian Silberman** (born October 10, 1992) is an American former professional [football](/source/American_football) player who was a [guard](/source/Guard_(gridiron_football)) in the [National Football League](/source/National_Football_League) (NFL). A [2009 *USA Today* High School All-American](/source/2009_USA_Today_All-USA_high_school_football_team) out of [Fleming Island High School](/source/Fleming_Island_High_School), Silberman played [college football](/source/College_football) for the [Florida Gators](/source/Florida_Gators_football), appearing in 20 games with seven starts, before transferring to the [Boston College Eagles](/source/Boston_College_Eagles_football) after his graduation.[1] Silberman was selected by the [San Francisco 49ers](/source/San_Francisco_49ers) in the sixth round of the [2015 NFL draft](/source/2015_NFL_draft). He was also a member of the [New England Patriots](/source/New_England_Patriots), [Indianapolis Colts](/source/Indianapolis_Colts), [Cleveland Browns](/source/Cleveland_Browns), [Oakland Raiders](/source/Oakland_Raiders), [Carolina Panthers](/source/Carolina_Panthers), and [New York Guardians](/source/New_York_Guardians).

## Early life

A native of [Orange Park, Florida](/source/Orange_Park%2C_Florida), Silberman attended [Fleming Island High School](/source/Fleming_Island_High_School), where he played offensive tackle and also saw limited action at defensive end. As a junior, Silberman earned All-Area and All-[Clay County](/source/Clay_County%2C_Florida) honors and was named to the 4A All-State Second-team. The Golden Eagles finished 8–2 on the season, yet missed the playoffs because of lopsided district losses to [Orange Park](/source/Orange_Park_High_School) and [Gainesville Buchholz](/source/Buchholz_High_School) late in the season.[2] In his senior year, Silberman helped to lead Fleming Island to a 10–2 season record. The Golden Eagles advanced to the [FHSAA](/source/Florida_High_School_Athletic_Association) Class 5A Regional finals, where they lost to Lakeland High School. Silberman was named Second-team *USA Today* High School All-American after the season, and also participated in the 2010 Under Armour All-American Game at [Tropicana Field](/source/Tropicana_Field) in [St. Petersburg](/source/St._Petersburg%2C_Florida).[3]

Regarded as a four-star recruit by *[Rivals.com](/source/Rivals.com)*, Silberman was ranked as the No. 10 offensive tackle prospect of the class of 2010, which was highlighted by [Seantrel Henderson](/source/Seantrel_Henderson).[4] He chose Florida over offers from [Auburn](/source/Auburn_Tigers_football), [Louisiana State](/source/LSU_Tigers_football), and [Southern California](/source/USC_Trojans_football).

## College career

After [redshirting](/source/Redshirt_(college_sports)) his initial year at the [University of Florida](/source/University_of_Florida), Silberman saw limited action during his redshirt freshman season, appearing on the Gators' offensive line in only three non-conference games. In his sophomore year, Silberman played in eight games while starting three. As a junior, he started four games of out of a total of eight he appeared in.

Having graduated from Florida in December 2013 with a bachelor's degree in Family, Youth and Community Science, Silberman decided to use his final year of eligibility at another institution. He was set to transfer to [Louisville](/source/Louisville_Cardinals_football), but reversed his decision after head coach [Charlie Strong](/source/Charlie_Strong) left for the [Texas Longhorns](/source/Texas_Longhorns_football).[5] Instead, he and quarterback [Tyler Murphy](/source/Tyler_Murphy) decided to enroll at [Boston College](/source/Boston_College).[6] Silberman started all 13 games at right tackle for the [Eagles](/source/Boston_College_Eagles_football), competing in 896 plays (98.1 percent of the team's offensive snaps), as dual-threat quarterback Murphy broke the [ACC](/source/Atlantic_Coast_Conference) single-season record for rushing yards by a quarterback (1,184). After the season, Silberman earned All-ACC third-team honors voted by the league’s head coaches.

## Professional career

### San Francisco 49ers

Silberman was selected by the [San Francisco 49ers](/source/San_Francisco_49ers) in the sixth round (190th overall) in the [2015 NFL draft](/source/2015_NFL_draft).[7] On August 27, 2016, Silberman was released by the 49ers.[8]

### New England Patriots

On September 15, 2016, Silberman was signed to the Patriots' practice squad.[9] He was released on September 28, 2016.[10] He was re-signed to the practice squad on October 11, 2016.[11] He was released on October 18, 2016.[12]

### Oakland Raiders (first stint)

On October 21, Silberman was signed to the [Oakland Raiders](/source/Oakland_Raiders)' practice squad.[13] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Raiders on January 9, 2017.[14] He was waived on September 2, 2017.[15]

### Indianapolis Colts (first stint)

Silberman was claimed off waivers by the [Indianapolis Colts](/source/Indianapolis_Colts) on September 3, 2017.[16] He was waived by the Colts on September 22, 2017 and was re-signed to the practice squad.[17][18] He was released on November 21, 2017.[19]

### Cleveland Browns

On December 13, 2017, Silberman was signed to the [Cleveland Browns](/source/Cleveland_Browns)' practice squad.[20]

### Oakland Raiders (second stint)

On December 22, 2017, Silberman was signed by the Raiders off the Browns' practice squad.[21] He was waived on September 2, 2018.[22]

### Tennessee Titans

On September 25, 2018, Silberman was signed to the [Tennessee Titans](/source/Tennessee_Titans)' practice squad.[23]

### Oakland Raiders (third stint)

On October 3, 2018, Silberman was signed by the Raiders off the Titans' practice squad.[24] On December 3, he was released.[25]

### Carolina Panthers

On December 6, 2018, Silberman was signed to the [Carolina Panthers](/source/Carolina_Panthers) practice squad.[26] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Panthers on December 31, 2018.[27] He was waived on July 24, 2019.[28]

### Indianapolis Colts (second stint)

On July 30, 2019, Silberman was signed by the Colts.[29] He was released with a non-football illness designation on August 10, 2019.[30]

### Arizona Cardinals

On November 13, 2019, Silberman was signed to the [Arizona Cardinals](/source/Arizona_Cardinals) practice squad, but was released six days later.[31]

### New York Guardians

Silberman signed with the [New York Guardians](/source/New_York_Guardians) of the [XFL](/source/XFL_(2020)) in December 2019. He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[32]

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