Sean Porter (American football)

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Sean Porter
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Porter with the Bengals in 2013
No. 53, 56
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1991-01-12) January 12, 1991 (age 31)
Schertz, Texas
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:229 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school:Schertz (TX) Samuel Clemens
College:Texas A&M
NFL Draft:2013 / Round: 4 / Pick: 118
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Sean Porter (born January 12, 1991) is a former American football outside linebacker. He played college football at Texas A&M, and was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the fourth round of the 2013 NFL Draft.

Early years[]

Porter was born in Schertz, Texas. He attended Samuel Clemens High School in Schertz, and played high school football for the Samuel Clemens Buffaloes. He earned first-team all-district (26-4A) honors at linebacker, and was named to the San Antonio Express-News All-Area second-team. As a junior in 2007, he recorded 137 tackles (85 solo), seven quarterback sacks, an interception, forced two fumbles and recovered three more. The following season, as a senior in 2008, he tallied 139 tackles, seven sacks, intercepted a pass and recovered a fumble.

Considered a three-star recruit by Rivals.com, he was rated the No. 61 outside linebacker in the nation. He accepted a scholarship offer from Texas A&M University over offers from Missouri and Houston.[1]

College career[]

Porter enrolled in Texas A&M University, where he played for the Texas A&M Aggies football team from 2009 to 2012. As a junior in 2011, he was a first-team All-Big 12 Conference selection.

Career Statistics

Year Team Games Tackles Sacks Pass Defense Fumbles Blkd
Solo Ast Total TFL – Yds No – Yds Int – Yds BU PD Qbh Rcv – Yds FF Kick Saf
2009 Texas A&M 13 23 19 42 4.0 – 9 1.0 – 5 0 – 0 0 0 1 0 – 0 0 0 0
2010 Texas A&M 13 37 37 74 7.0 – 20 0.5 – 2 0 – 0 6 0 1 0 – 0 0 0 0
2011 Texas A&M 13 50 29 79 17.0 – 93 9.5 – 74 0 – 0 2 2 6 1 – 0 1 0 0
2012 Texas A&M 13 38 28 66 6.5 – 42 3.5 – 31 1 – 16 4 5 3 1 – 0 1 0 0
Career 52 148 114 261 34.5 – 164 14.5 – 112 1 – 16 12 7 11 2 – 0 2 0 0

Professional career[]

Cincinnati Bengals[]

He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the fourth round (118th overall) of the 2013 NFL Draft.[2]

He signed with the Bengals on May 13, 2013. He spent his entire rookie season on injured reserve.[3]

On November 30, 2015, he was waived.

Jacksonville Jaguars[]

Porter was signed to the Jacksonville Jaguars' practice squad on December 7, 2015.[4]

On September 3, 2016, Porter was released by the Jaguars and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[5][6] He was promoted to the active roster on December 6, 2016.[7] He was promoted on injured reserve on December 27, 2016.[8]

On May 1, 2017, Porter was released by the Jaguars.[9]

San Francisco 49ers[]

On August 9, 2017, Porter was signed by the San Francisco 49ers.[10] He was released on August 29, 2017.[11]

References[]

  1. ^ "Sean Porter - Recruiting". n.rivals.com. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  2. ^ "2013 NFL Draft: Bengals Grab Linebacker Sean Porter out of Texas A&M". April 27, 2013.
  3. ^ "Bengals put fourth-round pick on IR". ESPN.com. August 27, 2013.
  4. ^ "Mark Long on Twitter". Twitter.com. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
  5. ^ Oehser, John. "Down to 53: LB Davis, OG Bernadeau released". Jaguars.com. Archived from the original on August 13, 2017.
  6. ^ Oehser, John (September 4, 2016). "Jaguars claim LB Brown, S Huff". Jaguars.com. Archived from the original on August 24, 2017.
  7. ^ "Jaguars Waive LB Arthur Brown, Promote LB Sean Porter". December 6, 2016.
  8. ^ "Jaguars Sign RB Joe Banyard, Place LB Sean Porter On Injured Reserve". NFLTradeRumors.com. December 27, 2016.
  9. ^ Oehser, John (May 1, 2017). "2017 offseason: Undrafted free agents bring roster to 90". Jaguars.com.
  10. ^ "49ers Sign LB Sean Porter, Release OL Jeremy Zuttah". 49ers.com. August 9, 2017.
  11. ^ "49ers Release LB Sean Porter". 49ers.com. August 29, 2017.

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