Donovan Porterie
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| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | May 29, 1987 Port Arthur, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Port Arthur (TX) Memorial | ||||||||||||
| College: | New Mexico | ||||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2010 | ||||||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||||
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Donovan Wayne Porterie (born May 29, 1987) is an American football quarterback who is a free agent. He was signed by the Fairbanks Grizzlies as an undrafted free agent in 2011.[1] He played college football at New Mexico.
Porterie signed with the New Mexico Stars of the Lone Star Football League (LSFL) for the 2014 season, but later decided against playing with the team to pursue a higher level of play.[2]
Porterie signed with the Spokane Shock to help replace 2013 AFL MVP, Erik Meyer.[3] In Porterie's Spokane debut he threw 5 touchdowns and 4 interceptions in a 52–41 loss to the Pittsburgh Power.[4]
In January 2015, Porterie signed with the Green Bay Blizzard.
On September 16, 2015, Porterie signed with the Iowa Barnstormers.[5]
On January 19, 2017, Porterie signed with the Duke City Gladiators of Champions Indoor Football (CIF).[6] That same year, he was named League MVP of the season, completing 249 of 398 passes, and accumulating 2,784 passing yards and 60 touchdowns, 3 of which were rushing touchdowns.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Renee Thony (June 1, 2011). "Grizzlies QB Porterie throws touchdowns, Greek mythology facts". www.newsminer.com. Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
- ^ Bob Christ (March 14, 2014). "Stars begin third season". www.abqjournal.com. Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
- ^ Jim Meehan (May 8, 2014). "Shock sign two rookie quarterbacks to replace Meyer". www.spokesman.com. The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
- ^ Jim Meehan (May 13, 2014). "Shock still on the lookout for help at quarterback". www.spokesman.com. The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
- ^ "Barnstormers Ink All-IFL Quarterback". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. September 16, 2015. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
- ^ Jared Chester (January 19, 2017). "Donovan Porterie will play QB for the Gladiators in their 3rd season". www.krqe.com. Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
- ^ "Champions Indoor Football Announce the 2017 CIF All League Awards". Champions Indoor Football. Archived from the original on July 31, 2017. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
External links
[edit]- New Mexico Lobos bio
- Arena Football League bio Archived 2014-05-08 at the Wayback Machine