BLACK SOCIAL HISTORY : AFRICAN AMERICAN " SEAN PORTER " IS AN AMERICAN FOOTBALL OUTSIDE LINEBACK FOR THE CINCINNATI BENGALS OF THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE (NFL) : GOES INTO THE " HALL OF BLACK GENIUS "

                                         BLACK                       SOCIAL                HISTORY                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Sean Porter (born January 12, 1991) is an American football outside linebacker for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League(NFL). He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the fourth round of the 2013 NFL Draft. He played college football at Texas A&M.

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

NFL Draft

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

Cincinnati Bengals[edit]

He signed with the Bengals on May 13, 2013. He spent his entire rookie season on Injured Reserve.^[3]