Donovan Wayne Porterie (born May 29, 1987) is an

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who is a free agent. He was signed by the

Fairbanks Grizzlies The Fairbanks Grizzlies were a professional indoor American football, indoor football team based in Fairbanks, Alaska. The team was a member of the Pacific Division of the Intense Conference in the Indoor Football League (IFL). The Grizzlies bega ...

as an

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in 2011. He played

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. Porterie signed with the

New Mexico Stars The New Mexico Stars were a professional Indoor American football, indoor football team based in Rio Rancho, New Mexico. The Stars played their home games at the Santa Ana Star Center. They began play in the Indoor Football League (IFL) during t ...

of the

Lone Star Football League The Lone Star Football League (LSFL) was a regional professional indoor football minor league that played three seasons from 2012 to 2014. All of the LSFL's charter teams were based in the state of Texas, with five teams coming from the Souther ...

(LSFL) for the 2014 season, but later decided against playing with the team to pursue a higher level of play. Porterie signed with the

Spokane Shock The Spokane Shock were a professional indoor American football team based in Spokane, Washington, that played their home games at the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena. The team was initially a member of arenafootball2 (af2), the Shock won divis ...

to help replace 2013 AFL MVP,

Erik Meyer Erik Meyer (born December 28, 1982) is an American former professional football quarterback and current coach. He is the offensive coordinator for St. Paul High School in Santa Fe Springs, California, a position he has held since 2025. He was s ...

. In Porterie's Spokane debut he threw 5 touchdowns and 4 interceptions in a 52–41 loss to the

Pittsburgh Power The Pittsburgh Power were a professional arena football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team belonged to the East Division (AFL), East Division of the American Conference in the Arena Football League. Founded in 2010, the Power was t ...

. In January 2015, Porterie signed with the

Green Bay Blizzard The Green Bay Blizzard are a professional indoor football team based in the Green Bay metropolitan area that competes in the Indoor Football League (IFL). The franchise was founded in 2003. The Blizzard began play in the IFL in 2010, after hav ...

. On September 16, 2015, Porterie signed with the

Iowa Barnstormers The Iowa Barnstormers are a professional indoor football team based in Des Moines, Iowa, that competes in the Indoor Football League (IFL). They play their home games at Wells Fargo Arena, known in indoor football circles as "The Well". Sever ...

. On January 19, 2017, Porterie signed with the

Duke City Gladiators The Duke City Gladiators are an inactive professional indoor football team based in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, a suburb of Albuquerque, New Mexico. They began play in March 2015 as members of the Champions Indoor Football (CIF) league. The Gladia ...

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(CIF). That same year, he was named League MVP of the season, completing 249 of 398 passes, and accumulating 2,784 passing yards and 60 touchdowns, 3 of which were rushing touchdowns.

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New Mexico Lobos bio
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Porterie, Donovan 1987 births Living people American football quarterbacks New Mexico Lobos football players Sioux City Bandits players Fairbanks Grizzlies players Green Bay Blizzard players New Mexico Stars players Spokane Shock players Iowa Barnstormers players Duke City Gladiators players