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VETERANS<br />
JOE<br />
PORTER<br />
CORNERBACK<br />
RUTGERS<br />
Ht: 5-10 Wt: 203<br />
First <strong>NFL</strong> Season<br />
First Packers Season<br />
Born: November 27, 1985<br />
<strong>NFL</strong> Gm. Played/Started: 1/0<br />
Acquired: FA-07<br />
A reserve cornerback<br />
and special teams player<br />
who made his <strong>NFL</strong> debut<br />
in 2008, playing in one game on special teams, making<br />
him the first player from Rutgers to ever appear in a game<br />
for the Packers…Originally joined Packers late in 2007<br />
PRO<br />
career<br />
season, getting signed to the practice<br />
squad…Made run at a roster spot in ’08<br />
training camp before being released and<br />
re-signed to practice squad, where he<br />
spent first 12 games of season…Is technically still a firstyear<br />
player because he was on the 53-man roster only four<br />
weeks in ’08 (minimum of six weeks needed to accrue a<br />
year of service)…A four-year letterwinner at Rutgers,<br />
signed as a non-drafted free agent with New Orleans in<br />
2007 but was released during training camp…Intercepted<br />
five passes as a collegian, all during sophomore 2004 season<br />
to rank second in the Big East…Also was a track star<br />
at Rutgers, setting a school record in the 200 meters.<br />
2008 season<br />
Was on Green Bay’s practice squad<br />
for the first 12 games before being<br />
signed to the active roster on Dec. 1...Inactive vs. Houston<br />
(Dec. 7), at Jacksonville (Dec. 14) and vs. Detroit (Dec.<br />
28)…At Chicago (Dec. 22): Played in first <strong>NFL</strong> game,<br />
seeing time on special teams. Sustained concussion in the<br />
fourth quarter and did not return.<br />
2007<br />
Spent the final five weeks of the regular season<br />
and the playoffs on the Packers’ practice squad<br />
after signing with the team Nov. 25…Waived by the New<br />
Orleans Saints on Aug. 27…2007 Draft: Signed with<br />
New Orleans as a non-drafted free agent on May. 7.<br />
college<br />
A four-year letterwinner at Rutgers where<br />
he played in 44 career games with 94<br />
tackles, five interceptions and 13 passes defended…Also<br />
ran track during his collegiate career…Holds the school<br />
record in the 200-meter sprint and was the 2006 Big East<br />
Conference indoor and outdoor champion in that event…<br />
Also was a member of a 4x200 relay team that set a national<br />
indoor record…Earned a B.A. in sociology…Senior<br />
season (2006): Played in all 12 games, recording 10<br />
tackles…Junior season (2005): Played in all 12 games<br />
and posted 26 stops and finished second on the team with<br />
Jo e Po r t e r’s Pr o St a t i s t i c s<br />
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►►Made <strong>NFL</strong> debut in 2008, playing<br />
in one game on special<br />
teams and be<strong>com</strong>ing the first<br />
player from Rutgers to appear in<br />
a game for the Packers.<br />
►►Spent the end of 2007 season<br />
and first 12 games of ’08 on<br />
Green Bay practice squad. at a glance…<br />
►►A football and track star at<br />
Rutgers, intercepted five passes as a sophomore and set a<br />
school record in the 200 meters as a senior.<br />
►►Has a twin brother who tried out for the Olympics in the 100<br />
meters and 110-meter high hurdles.<br />
seven pass breakups…Sophomore season (2004):<br />
Started all 11 games at cornerback and finished second<br />
in the Big East with five interceptions…Finished third on<br />
the team in tackles (55)…Ended the season ranked 16th<br />
in the Big East among defensive backs in tackles per game<br />
(five)…Freshman season (2003): Played in nine<br />
games as a true freshman, primarily on special teams, and<br />
posted three stops.<br />
Given name Joseph Issac Porter…<br />
Born in Summit, N.J. …Married Joi<br />
Fletcher in summer 2009, traveling to the Caribbean on<br />
his honeymoon…Has a twin brother who tried out for the<br />
Olympics in the 100 meters and 110-meter high hurdles…<br />
High school: A three-time letterwinner at Franklin High<br />
School in Franklin, N.J., saw action at wide receiver and<br />
cornerback…Earned first-team All-Somerset County honors<br />
at wide receiver by the Star-Ledger…Named secondteam<br />
All-Group 3 pick and a Home News Tribune All-Area<br />
first-team selection…As a senior, caught 37 passes for 549<br />
yards and seven touchdowns…Also rushed 31 times for<br />
128 yards and two touchdowns…Registered 56 tackles,<br />
two sacks, and one interception at cornerback his senior<br />
season…Also a four-time letterman in track…Community<br />
involvement: Participated in the Edgar Bennett Celebrity<br />
Bowl-A-Thon and the annual Families of Children with<br />
Cancer holiday party, and helped coach at a local Oneida<br />
football clinic and for an adult fantasy flag football game…<br />
While at Rutgers, visited cancer patients at Children’s Hospital<br />
in New Jersey…Hobbies/interests: Enjoys reading,<br />
driving, playing video games and watching movies (naming<br />
Braveheart as his favorite)…Residence: Somerset, N.J.<br />
—Tackles— Interceptions Fumbles<br />
Year Team GP GS Tot Solo Asst Sk Yds No Yds Lg TD PD FF FR Yds<br />
2008 Green Bay. .........1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
<strong>NFL</strong> debut: at Chicago, 12/22/08<br />
personal<br />
CAREER TRANSACTIONS<br />
u2007 Signed as non-drafted free agent by New Orleans Saints, May 7...Waived, Aug. 27...Signed by Green Bay<br />
Packers to practice squad, Nov. 25.<br />
u2008 Signed by Packers to reserve/future contract, Feb. 7...Waived, Aug. 30...Signed to practice squad, Aug. 31...<br />
Signed to active roster, Dec. 1.<br />
CURRENT CONTRACT EXPIRATION: After 2009<br />
ADMIN. &<br />
COMMUNITY COACHES PORTER<br />
DRAFT &<br />
FREE AGENTS<br />
2008 REVIEW HISTORY<br />
RECORDS &<br />
LAMBEAU<br />
FIELD<br />
MISC.
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