Sean Porter (American football)

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Sean Porter
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Porter with the Bengals in 2013
No. 56, 53
Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1991-01-12) January 12, 1991 (age 33)
Schertz, Texas, U.S.
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
Player stats at PFR

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

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Early life

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.

College statistics

YearTeamGamesTacklesSacksPass DefenseFumblesBlkd
SoloAstTotalTFL – YdsNo – YdsInt – YdsBUPDQbhRcv – YdsFFKickSaf
2009 Texas A&M 132319424.0 – 91.0 – 50 – 00010 – 0000
2010 Texas A&M 133737747.0 – 200.5 – 20 – 06010 – 0000
2011 Texas A&M 1350297917.0 – 939.5 – 740 – 02261 – 0100
2012 Texas A&M 133828666.5 – 423.5 – 311 – 164531 – 0100
Career5214811426134.5 – 16414.5 – 1121 – 16127112 – 0200

Professional career

Cincinnati Bengals

He was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the fourth round (118th overall) of the 2013 NFL draft. [2] [3]

He signed with the Bengals on May 13, 2013. He spent his entire rookie season on injured reserve. [4]

On November 30, 2015, he was waived.

Jacksonville Jaguars

Porter was signed to the Jacksonville Jaguars' practice squad on December 7, 2015. [5]

On September 3, 2016, Porter was released by the Jaguars and was signed to the practice squad the next day. [6] [7] He was promoted to the active roster on December 6, 2016. [8] He was promoted on injured reserve on December 27, 2016. [9]

On May 1, 2017, Porter was released by the Jaguars. [10]

San Francisco 49ers

On August 9, 2017, Porter was signed by the San Francisco 49ers. [11] He was released on August 29, 2017. [12]

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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. ↑ "2013 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Bengals put fourth-round pick on IR". ESPN.com. August 27, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Mark Long on Twitter". Twitter.com. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
  6. ↑ Oehser, John. "Down to 53: LB Davis, OG Bernadeau released". Jaguars.com. Archived from the original on August 13, 2017.
  7. ↑ Oehser, John (September 4, 2016). "Jaguars claim LB Brown, S Huff". Jaguars.com. Archived from the original on August 24, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Jaguars Waive LB Arthur Brown, Promote LB Sean Porter". December 6, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Jaguars Sign RB Joe Banyard, Place LB Sean Porter On Injured Reserve". NFLTradeRumors.com. December 27, 2016.
  10. ↑ Oehser, John (May 1, 2017). "2017 offseason: Undrafted free agents bring roster to 90". Jaguars.com.
  11. ↑ "49ers Sign LB Sean Porter, Release OL Jeremy Zuttah". 49ers.com. August 9, 2017.
  12. ↑ "49ers Release LB Sean Porter". 49ers.com. August 29, 2017.
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