Jason Shivers
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[edit] Biography
Jason Shivers (Jason Shivers) was born on November 4, 1982 in Phoenix, Arizona. After going to high school at South Mountain (Phoenix, AZ), Shivers attended Arizona State University. Shivers made his professional debut in the NFL in 2004 with the Chicago Bears. He played for the Chicago Bears for his entire 1 year NFL career.
Acquired:
Signed with Toronto on February 8, 2007.
2007:
Toronto Argonauts
Shivers joined the Argos for training camp but suffered a season-ending injury in the Argos’ first pre-season game versus the Montreal Alouettes.
2006:
New York Giants
Hamburg Sea Devils
Signed as a free agent with the New York Giants (NFL) on January 23…Allocated to the Hamburg Sea Devils of NFL Europe…Finished the season with 48 tackles, five knockdowns and one fumble recovery for a touchdown…Named Defensive Player of the Week vs the Amsterdam Admirals recording 5 DT, 3 KD and one fumble recovery for a touchdown…Released by New York on August 29.
2005:
Chicago Bears
Released by Chicago on June 9.
2004:
Chicago Bears
St. Louis Rams
Drafted by the St. Louis Rams (NFL) in the 5th round (158th) in the NFL Draft…Placed on the Rams’ practice roster and signed by the Chicago Bears (NFL) on December 13…Played in the Bears’ final game of the season, recording one tackle.
College:
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Arizona State Sun Devils
Deferred senior season to join NFL Draft …Played in 36 games with the Arizona State Sun Devils, starting 34 at Safety…Recorded 314 tackles (186 solo) and added 6 interceptions, 9 knockdowns and two QB sacks…Named Second-Team All-PAC 10 Special Teams in 2003... Named team’s Most Valuable Defensive Player and Babe Alex Demon Award recipient as the special teams MVP...Named an All-American Third-Team and All-PAC 10 Conference First-Team player in 2002…Named Arizona State’s MVP on both defense and special teams…Started all 14 games for Arizona at free safety…Led the team with 121 tackles…Earned First-Team Freshman All-American honors by the Sporting News in 2001…Honored with the Bill Kajikawa Sun Devil Award, which goes to the team’s most outstanding freshman player…Started nine of the Sun Devils 11 games…Became the first freshman in school history to lead his team in defensive tackles after posting 89.
Personal:
Jason majored in Business and Landscape Architecture at Arizona State and is the son of Ed Shivers and Cynthia Douglas. His brother’s name is Myron and he attended South Mountain High School in Phoenix.
