Sean Porter
 Porter with the Bengals in 2013 | |||||||
| No. 32 San Francisco 49ers | |||||||
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||
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| Date of birth: | January 12, 1991 | ||||||
| Place of birth: | Schertz, Texas | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 242 lb (110 kg) | ||||||
| Career information | |||||||
| High school: | Schertz (TX) Samuel Clemens | ||||||
| College: | Texas A&M | ||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2013 / Round: 4 / Pick: 118 | ||||||
| Career history | |||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2016 | |||||||
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Sean Porter (born January 12, 1991) is an American football outside linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). 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 | ||||||||
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| 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]
References
- ↑ https://sports.yahoo.com/tamu/football/recruiting/player-Sean-Porter-83773
- ↑ http://stripehype.com/2013/04/27/2013-nfl-draft-bengals-grab-linebacker-sean-porter-out-of-texas-am/
- ↑ Bengals Put Fourth Round Pick On IR
- ↑ "Mark Long on Twitter". Twitter.com. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
- ↑ Oehser, John. "Down to 53: LB Davis, OG Bernadeau released". Jaguars.com.
- ↑ Oehser, John. "Jaguars claim LB Brown, S Huff". Jaguars.com.
- ↑ "Jaguars Waive LB Arthur Brown, Promote LB Sean Porter". December 6, 2016.
- ↑ "Jaguars Sign RB Joe Banyard, Place LB Sean Porter On Injured Reserve". NFLTradeRumors.com. December 27, 2016.
- ↑ Oehser, John (May 1, 2017). "2017 offseason: Undrafted free agents bring roster to 90". Jaguars.com.
- ↑ "49ers Sign LB Sean Porter, Release OL Jeremy Zuttah". 49ers.com. August 9, 2017.