PRO: The Dallas Cowboys added a defensive lineman with NFL experience in Junior Siavii on January 12, 2009. Siavii was out of football the past three seasons but was originally drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the second round (36th overall) of the 2004 NFL Draft. He spent the 2008 offseason and training camp with the Cowboys before being released on the final cut date.
TRANSACTION SUMMARY:
1/12/09: Signed as a free agent by Dallas.
1/23/08: Signed as a free agent by Dallas.
4/24/04: Drafted in the second round (36th overall) by Kansas City.
2008:
Signed with Dallas Jan. 23 and finished the preseason sixth on the team with 12 tackles before being released at the final cut date.
Out of football the remainder of the season.
2007:
Out of football.
2006 (Kansas City):
Primed for his third season with the Chiefs, but was placed on the Physically Unable to Perform list at the start of training camp.
Released by Kansas City on Sept. 2 and was out of football the remainder of the season.
2005 (Kansas City):
Played in a career-high 14 games and finished with 144 tackles, three pressures and a fumble recovery.
Tied a career-best with three stops at Denver (9/26) and against Denver (12/14).
Recovered an Eli Manning fumble at the N.Y. Giants (12/17).
2004 (Kansas City):
Played in 12 games and compiled 12 tackles, four tackles for losses, a sack and three pressures.
Recorded his first career sack on a nine-yard takedown of Jake Plummer at Denver (9/12).
Established a career-high with three tackles against Carolina (9/19).
Suffered a lower left leg contusion against Atlanta (10/24) and was inactive the next three games.
Returned to reserve action against New England (11/22) then missed the game against San Diego (11/28) with a left ankle injury.
Tied his season and career-high with three takedowns at Tennessee (12/13).
COLLEGE:
Played in 25 games with 13 starts at Oregon, finishing his collegiate career with 58 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 8.5 tackles for losses, three pass breakups and a fumble recovery.
Saw time in 13 games with 11 starts as a senior and earned honorable mention All-Pac 10 honors with 43 stops, two sacks six tackles for losses and a fumble recovery.
In 12 games as a junior, had 15 tackles, a half sack and 2.5 tackles for losses.
Was ineligible in 2001 and spent the year earning his degree at Butte Junior College.
Spent two years at Butte and earned All-NorCal Conference honors in 2000.
Began his career at Dixie College in St. George, Utah in 1999.
PERSONAL:
Attended Tafuna High School in Pago Pago, American Samoa, a U.S. territory located in the South Pacific halfway between Hawaii and New Zealand.
