Colts acquire Davis in trade

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (WLFI) - The Indianapolis Colts acquired Miami Dolphins cornerback Vontae Davis in exchange for a second-round pick and a conditional late-round pick in 2013.

“Bottom line with this move today is we got better as a football team,” said General Manager Ryan Grigson. “That is always the goal each day for this organization. From the first time he stepped on the field at Illinois as a freshman or in the National Football League as a rookie, you knew Vontae was a special talent. Now he has a chance under Coach Pagano and this coaching staff to reach not only his potential as a football player, but as a person as well. That is our collective goal moving forward.”

Davis, 5-11, 205 pounds, is entering his fourth NFL season. In 44 games played (36 starts), the 24-year-old has totaled 142 tackles (126 solo), 32 passes defensed and nine interceptions for 124 return yards, including one for a touchdown. Last season, Davis led the team with four interceptions and nine passes defensed, while finishing the year with 43 tackles (39 solo). His four interceptions ranked tied for fifth in the AFC.

In his rookie season, Davis led the team with four interceptions, making him the first Dolphins rookie to lead the team in interceptions in 20 years and the first Dolphins rookie cornerback to lead the team since 1969. That year, he finished with a career-high 44 solo tackles to go along with 11 passes defensed.

Davis was selected in the first round (25th overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft out of the University of Illinois.