Rufus Porter (American football)
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| Born: | May 18, 1965 Amite, Louisiana | ||||||
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| College: | Southern | ||||||
| Undrafted: | 1988 | ||||||
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Rufus Porter (born May 18, 1965) is a former professional American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Seattle Seahawks, New Orleans Saints, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
College career[]
Porter played at Southern University.
Professional career[]
Seattle Seahawks[]
Porter played for the Seahawks from 1988-1994. He was selected to two Pro Bowls and earned one All-Pro during his tenure. Porter suffered a serious groin injury in a game vs. Houston in 1990.
New Orleans Saints[]
Porter played for the Saints for two seasons.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers[]
Porter played his last year with the Buccaneers.
Personal[]
Porter's son, Rufus Jr. played Linebacker for Louisiana Tech University.[1]
Porter operates the nonprofit organization 8to80 that focuses on building healthy lives in the Baton Rouge area.[2]
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Categories:
- 1965 births
- Living people
- American football linebackers
- Southern Jaguars football players
- Seattle Seahawks players
- New Orleans Saints players
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers players
- American Conference Pro Bowl players
- People from Amite City, Louisiana
- Players of American football from Louisiana