Tracy Porter Tracy O ' Neil Porter ( born August 11 , 1986 ) is an American football cornerback for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League . He was drafted by the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League in the second round of the 2008 NFL Draft . He later played for the Denver Broncos . He played college football at Indiana . Early years . Porter attended Port Allen High School , where he played quarterback , running back , wide receiver , and cornerback . He earned first team All - District 3A honors in his first year of organized football as a junior and second - team as a senior after recording 93 tackles and 11 interceptions . College career . Porter played college football for the Indiana University Hoosiers from 2004 - 2007 . During his senior year he earned All - Big Ten Conference first - team . He finished his career second in Indiana Hoosiers history with 16 career interceptions and first in interception yards with 413 . He also became the first player in school history to return a punt , interception and fumble for touchdowns in his career . He finished his career with 212 tackles and 16 interceptions . Professional career . Pre Draft . Porter improved his draft stock with an impressive showing at the NFL Combine . His 4 . 37 40 yard dash time there was tied for the 10th fastest of all of the attending players and his 4 . 07 20 and 11 . 22 60 yard shuttle times were each tied for 4th fastest at the Combine . New Orleans Saints . Porter was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the second round of the 2008 NFL Draft . He played in five games during his rookie season before being placed on injured reserve after dislocating his wrist . Late in the 4th quarter of the Saints ' dramatic come - from - behind win in Week 7 of their 2009 season , Porter intercepted the Dolphins ' Chad Henne on 4th and long ; his 54 yard return resulted in a touchdown , sealing their win and keeping their season undefeated , for the time being ( they would lose at home in Week 15 to the Dallas Cowboys ) . Midway through the 4th quarter of the on January 24 , 2010 , with the Minnesota Vikings already in the red zone and driving towards a score , Porter punched the ball out of the hands of Vikings WR Bernard Berrian ; the fumble was recovered by the Saints . Later , with less than a minute left in regulation , and the Vikings almost within range of a game - winning field goal , Porter intercepted a pass from Minnesota ' s QB Brett Favre , sending the game to overtime . The Saints later prevailed with a final score of 31 - 28 . Porter ' s clutch performance in the 2009 - 10 season continued late in the 4th quarter of Super Bowl XLIV vs . the Indianapolis Colts . With the Colts in Saints ' territory , Tracy Porter jumped Colts WR Reggie Wayne ' s route and intercepted Peyton Manning ' s pass , returning the pick 74 yards for a touchdown . The score ended the Colts ' hopes of a comeback and sealed New Orleans ' first Super Bowl victory . In interviews after the game , Porter credited his pick to film study of the Colts ' season . " I ' d seen it over and over - - third down , " Porter said . " That was a big route for them to convert on . Through the numerous amounts of film study that we ' ve done all week in preparing for the Super Bowl . . . it all happened just like I was watching it on film . I made the break on it , and here comes the end zone . " In the aftermath of the Super Bowl win , Porter was honored by his home town , Port Allen , which first jokingly renamed the city " Porter Allen " for a day in his honor , then later named a street after him . Denver Broncos . On March 22 , 2012 , Porter signed a one year contract with the Denver Broncos . In his first game as a Bronco , Porter returned an interception off Pittsburgh Steelers ' quarterback Ben Roethlisberger for a touchdown to seal the Broncos ' opening day victory . He then won the AFC Defensive Player of the Week award for his performance . However , prior to the Broncos ' Week 6 game at the San Diego Chargers , he experienced aftereffects from a seizure that he suffered during the preseason . Porter returned to practice on a limited basis over the next several weeks , and later returned to game action late in the regular season , only to suffer a concussion and miss the playoffs . Oakland Raiders . Porter was signed by the Oakland Raiders to a one - year contract on April 2 , 2013 worth $ 2 . 5 million .