Samson Satele Samson H . Satele ( born November 29 , 1984 ) is an American football center for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League . He was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the second round of the 2007 NFL Draft . He played college football at Hawaii . Satele has also played for the Oakland Raiders . Early years . Satele attended Kailua High School where he was a First - team All - State Offensive lineman as a senior . He was also a three - time letterman in basketball and track , performing in the shot put and the discus . He was named the school ' s athlete of the year as a junior . College career . Satele was a four - year letterman at the University of Hawaii . While there , he majored in Sociology . As a true freshman in 2002 , he redshirted . As a redshirt freshman in 2003 , he made his first career start at Left tackle . The final 13 starts of his redshirt freshman season were at Left guard , as he earned Second - team All - Conference honors . As a sophomore in 2004 , he started all 13 games , including 10 at Left guard and three at Center . As a junior in 2005 , he started all 12 games at Left guard and was named a First - team All - WAC selection . He helped Hawai ' i rank second in the nation in passing offense ( 384 . 25 ypg ) and 11th in total offense ( 476 . 17 ypg ) . As a senior in 2006 , he served as a team captain as a senior , while starting all 12 games at Center . He was a First - team All - WAC selection . He helped lead the offense that led the nation in total offense ( 559 . 21 ypg ) , passing offense ( 441 . 29 ypg ) and scoring ( 46 . 86 ppg ) . Satele started each of the 53 games in which he played during his college career , a streak that was the longest among active players in college football in 2006 . Professional career . Miami Dolphins . Satele was selected in the second round ( 60th overall ) of the 2007 NFL Draft by the Miami Dolphins . As a rookie in 2007 , he started all four preseason games and all 16 regular season games at Center . He was selected to the all - rookie team by the " Dallas Morning News " , NFL . com ' s Gil Brandt and Pro Football Weekly / Pro Football Writers of America , among others . During the 2008 season , Satele again started all 16 games at center but also guard late in the season . In the 2009 offseason , the Dolphins signed free agent center Jake Grove , prompting speculation Satele could moved to right guard . Instead , the Dolphins traded him to the Oakland Raiders on March 23 , 2009 in exchange for a sixth - round pick in the 2009 NFL Draft and a swap of picks in the fourth round . Oakland Raiders . In 2009 , Satele replaced Grove as the 9th starting center in Raider history , playing in 12 games . Although Satele was demoted at the beginning of the 2010 NFL season in favor of rookie Jared Veldheer , that lasted only one game . Satele got his job back the following week and started the rest of the season ( 15 games ) for a team with their best won - lost record at 8 - 8 since winning the AFC championship game during the 2002 NFL season , playing on a good offensive line between Robert Gallery ( 12 games ) at left guard and Cooper Carlisle ( all 16 games ) at right guard , helping Darren McFadden obtain 1 , 157 yards rushing and 5 . 2 yards per rush , the offense scoring 410 points . On opening day of the 2011 NFL season , Satele played between Carlisle and a new left guard , rookie Stefen Wisniewski , helping Darren McFadden and others rush for 190 yards in a win against the Denver Broncos . The three linemen stayed together all year , the two guards starting all 16 games and Satele missing only one . Yet the offense was inconsistent , scoring a lower number of points ( 359 ) , and the team stayed at 8 - 8 . Indianapolis Colts . On March 21 , 2012 , Satele signed with the Indianapolis Colts to replace long - time incumbent Jeff Saturday at center . Personal . Satele is the nephew of former Hawaii Warriors and San Diego Chargers linebacker Alvis Satele . He is a cousin of former Hawai ' i teammate and guard Hercules Satele , who was signed by the Arizona Cardinals in 2008 and the Spokane Shock of the af2 in 2009 . He is also a distant cousin of Reagan Mauia , who was also drafted by the Dolphins in the 2007 NFL Draft . He is also cousin of Isaac Leatiota , offensive guard for the Arena Football League football team , the San Jose Sabercats . Melila Purcell is also another notable family member of Satele . He is also cousin of Dallas Cowboys Linebacker Brashton Satele .