Quinton Porter Quinton George Porter ( born December 28 , 1982 ) is an American professional gridiron football quarterback with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League . He was on the practice squad for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League . He was originally signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent in 2006 . He played college football at Boston College . Porter has also been a member of the Hamilton Tiger - Cats . Early life . Porter grew up in Portland , Maine . He was the youngest of the five children of Georgia and Michael Porter . He was a football star at King Middle School , then Portland High School . At Portland High , Porter also played basketball and was a member of the National Honor Society . In 2000 , his senior year in high school , he won separate honors as Maine ' s top high school athlete in awards sponsored by USA Today and Gatorade . He led Portland High to 10 - 1 record in football while throwing for 1 , 600 yards and 18 touchdowns . He gained all - state and all - conference honors . College career . Porter accepted a scholarship from Boston College and saw action as a backup in 2001 and 2002 . He was the starting quarterback his junior year ( 2003 ) for all but the last three games after a hand injury . He was redshirted in 2004 , making 2005 his senior year . Porter was named starting quarterback at the start of the 2005 season . He started seven games and was named Atlantic Coast Conference player of the week for his performance in BC ' s 28 - 17 win over Virginia . Leading up to the October 27 game against Virginia Tech , the Eagles under Porter were ranked 13th in the country . However , after a 30 - 10 loss to 3rd ranked Virginia Tech ( led by quarterback Marcus Vick , brother of Michael Vick , and a loss to North Carolina , a quarterback controversy erupted as BC coach Tom O ' Brien announced that he would start Porter ' s backup , Matt Ryan , in the upcoming game against North Carolina State University . Ryan began starting , and led the Eagles to a victory over Boise State in the MPC Computers Bowl . In February 2003 Porter experienced a personal tragedy when his father died unexpectedly of a heart attack . Michael Porter , a huge supporter of his son , had attended every Boston College game , home and away . Professional career . Houston Texans . Porter signed with the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent May 8 , 2006 . He was soon moved to the practice squad where he stayed until early December . He was then signed to the active roster for the remainder of his rookie season . He was the team ' s third string quarterback for much of the 2006 season . He saw no regular season playing time . The Texans sent him to play for the Cologne Centurions of NFL Europe in the spring of 2007 . He was released by the Texans August 26 , 2007 . Carolina Panthers . After a Jake Delhomme injury that left David Carr and Matt Moore as the only healthy quarterbacks on the Panthers ' roster . Porter was signed to Carolina ' s practice squad on September 26 , 2007 . Hamilton Tiger Cats . On May 14 , 2008 , the Hamilton Tiger Cats announced the signing of Porter . He beat out Timmy Chang in the preseason to become the Ti - Cats third string quarterback . He moved up to the second string on July 25 due to an injury to Casey Printers . He was moved up to the second string again for the September 12 game by new head coach Marcel Bellefeuille . Porter made his first start on September 27 , 2008 . Porter was sacked ten times by the BC Lions defense and went 14 - of - 27 for 144 yards with two interceptions in a 40 - 10 loss . His performance in his second start , 27 - of - 32 passing for 429 yards and five touchdowns including running himself for 42 yards on six carries , earned him the CFL ' s Offensive Player of the Week honours as well as the team ' s unexpected victory over the East ' s first place team , the Montreal Alouettes , and solidified his position as the number one quarterback on the Ti - Cats roster until the emergence of Kevin Glenn . For the 2010 and 2011 seasons , Porter was second string , backing up Glenn , in addition to coming in for short yardage situations . In 2011 , Porter led the CFL in rushing touchdowns with nine . On January 15 , 2013 , the Tiger - Cats released Porter as per his request . Montreal Alouettes . On January 21 , 2013 , Porter signed a 3 year deal with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League .