Josh Portis Josh Portis ( born July 14 , 1987 ) is an gridiron football quarterback with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League . He was signed by the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League as an undrafted free agent in 2011 . He was highly touted as one of the nation ' s top dual - threat quarterback prospects out of high school . Portis attended the University of Florida for one season and then transferred to the University of Maryland . In 2009 , he transferred again to Division II California University of Pennsylvania , where he set school records with 3 , 421 passing yards , 36 touchdown s and 3 , 870 total offensive yards . Early years . Portis grew up in Woodland Hills in Los Angeles , California with his mother Patricia Portis . He is a cousin of retired Washington Redskins running back Clinton Portis . Portis initially attended Redondo Union High School , where he played junior varsity for one year . After his mother had a disagreement with the head coach over playing time , Portis transferred to Long Beach Polytechnic High School , and then again to William Howard Taft High School . At Taft , he was a two - year letter - winner at quarterback . He threw for 2 , 294 yards , 36 touchdowns , and seven interceptions , and ran for 865 yards and 13 touchdowns . As a senior , he was named an all - state player , league offensive player of the year , and a Los Angeles first - team all - city player . Scout . com assessed him as the fifth - best dual - threat quarterback in the nation . He was highly recruited out of high school and received offers from Florida , Maryland , Kansas State , Oregon , Oregon State , Utah , and Washington . College football . Portis attended college at Florida for one season and saw action in six games . In 2005 , he made six out of 11 completions for 81 yards . He threw one interception and was sacked three times . He was Florida ' s fourth - leading rusher with 163 yards on 24 carries . He transferred to Maryland in 2006 and was required by NCAA rules to sit out for a season . In 2007 , he was caught cheating on an exam and suspended for the season under the university ' s honor code policy . In 2008 , Portis mostly substituted for starting quarterback Chris Turner for one option play at a time . He completed one of three pass attempts for four yards and made 31 carries for 186 rushing yards and a touchdown . Portis ' playing time decreased throughout the season , with him seeing action on just eight plays in the last half of the season . On January 7 , 2009 , it was announced that Portis would transfer to California University of Pennsylvania in the spring semester . Since the school competes at the Division II level , he had two years of eligibility remaining with the California Vulcans . He started the season - opener , in which eighth - ranked California lost to unranked , 23 – 17 , and recorded 14 completions on 31 attempts for 145 yards and two interceptions , and led the team in rushing with 12 carries for 82 yards . In that one game , he exceeded his previous combined career pass attempts of 14 . After dropping the second game , 17 - 10 , to sixth - ranked Bloomsburg University , Portis turned his team around and threw for 202 yards in a 30 - 23 Cal U win over West Chester University . Portis now leads the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference with 18 touchdown passes , a passer rating of 179 . 4 , and led the Vulcans to their 5th straight PSAC West Championship . In the Division II semifinals against second - ranked , Portis completed 20 of 36 pass attempts for a career - high of 367 yards and three touchdowns , but California fell , 56 – 31 . Upon the conclusion of the season , Portis had set school records with 3 , 421 passing yards , 36 touchdowns and 3 , 870 total offensive yards . He declined to enter the 2010 NFL Draft , and said , " I think my best chance at the pros is to stay at California another year . " In 2010 , Portis was charged with theft , receiving stolen property , and fraud for using a stolen credit card at a mall near Pittsburgh . Professional career . Seattle Seahawks . Portis was signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent following the 2011 NFL Draft on July 26 , 2011 . He made the Seahawks roster on September 3 behind starter Tarvaris Jackson . On August 11 , 2011 , against the Chargers , he went 5 for 6 for 69 yards and 1 TD in a preseason win . Portis was cut by the Seahawks on August 31 , 2012 and signed to their practice squad on September 1 , 2012 . Toronto Argonauts . On March 8 , 2013 , Portis was signed by the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League .