Jacob Lacey Jacob Lacey ( born May 28 , 1987 ) is an American football cornerback for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League . He was signed by the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent in 2009 . He played college football at Oklahoma State . Early years . Lacey was born on May 28 , 1987 , in Columbus , Ohio , but was raised in Garland , Texas . He is the son of James and Francine Lacey and has one older brother , James . Lacey graduated from Naaman Forest High School in Garland , Texas , in May 2005 . While attending , Lacey played not only football , but varsity basketball as well . However , in his senior year , he decided to make football his main focus . Starting as the cornerback his sophomore year , the , then 5 ’ 10 155 lb Jacob , received the nickname “ Mouse ” Lacey and " The Field Mouse " . Lacey also moved to quarterback to help his team “ shake things up . ” The star player finished his senior season rushing 1200 yards , scoring 14 touchdowns , and passing 650 yards . In 2004 he was named First - team all - district and the offensive MVP in District 11 - 5A . The player had offers from Oklahoma State University , Kansas , Colorado , Iowa , and Wisconsin . Jacob had a tough decision to make , and in turn took official visits to two Big Ten schools in a matter of only 48 hours . The then senior visited Madison , Wisconsin , on Friday then departed for Iowa City on Saturday afternoon . However , after four visits to Kansas and a conversation with associate Raimond Pendleton , he decided Kansas was his spot . Fortunately he later openly admitted that after an official visit to Oklahoma State , he was having some second thoughts . He eventually made the right choice . College career . Lacey attended Oklahoma State University in Stillwater , Oklahoma , as an economics major . In his freshman year he played in ten games and started against Texas Tech . Lacey finished his freshman year with 14 tackles . Two of his tackles took place during his collegiate debut against Montana State . In his sophomore year he started all thirteen games as cornerback and finished seventh on the team with 48 tackles . While in his junior year , Lacey had three interceptions against Texas in the biggest day of his college career . Professional career . Indianapolis Colts . Lacey was signed by the Colts as an undrafted free agent in 2009 and made the initial 53 - man roster . Lacey had his first career interception and first touchdown on the same play . The play was made off of Marc Bulger of the St . Louis Rams and returned it 35 yards for a touchdown . At this time he also received his first celebration penalty . The player was fined $ 10 , 000 and 15 yards for sliding into the end zone and making an official ’ s safe signal . The following day the cornerback told reporters that the celebration was planned for when and if he scored . “ If I would have known ahead of time , I probably wouldn ’ t have done it , but I didn ’ t l know . I ’ ll try to get into the end zone and spice it up again . ” Within one week , the fine was rescinded . Lacey not only shared the field with players such as Peyton Manning , Reggie Wayne , Dwight Freeney , and Robert Mathis , but also with former high school teammate Melvin Bullitt . When asked why he signed with the Colts , Lacey answered , “ I had a friend that I played high school football with who was already on the team . . . He took the same path as me as a free agent . So I knew they would give a free agent a good look , a good shot , a fair chance . ” With a couple of Colts injuries early in the season , Lacey was able to start in a few games . Also , later , in Week 15 of the 2009 - 10 season , Lacey intercepted David Garrard , sealing the victory to put the Colts at 14 - 0 . In 2010 , Lacey appeared in 11 games , starting 7 . His season highlight was a 44 yard interception return . He suffered an ankle injury mid - season and missed three games . He returned in in the week 9 loss to Philadelphia , establishing himself as a starter for the rest of the season . Detroit Lions . Lacey signed with the Detroit Lions on March 20 , 2012 .