Josh Portis was arrested

[seer-12thman]

KING 5 News
KING5.com
Posted on May 20, 2013 at 12:28 PM
Updated today at 2:31 PM

Seahawks backup quarterback Josh Portis was arrested May 5 for allegedly driving under the influence.
The Washington State Patrol said Portis was pulled over at 9:26 p.m. on May 5 after a trooper saw him driving 80 mph in a 60 mph zone while exiting the Mount Baker Tunnel on eastbound Interstate 90.

Two blood tests found Portis’ blood alcohol level was .092 and .078. The legal limit is .080.

Portis was allegedly charged with a gross misdemeanor.

 

[TheBandwagon]

Hey, long time no seer

I wonder if this will affect Portis's status with the team or his already tenuous job security.
Word of advice to all you drunk drivers out there. If you don't want to get caught, then drive under the radar for crying out loud. In other words, don't do anything stupid like drive through residential areas at 3 in the morning blowing stop signs with your headlights off and don't drive 80 mph down the interstate. Jeez.

 

[seer-12thman]

Josh Portis would have had a hard time earning a spot on the Seahawks' roster as their No. 2 quarterback, and his recent arrest likely sealed his fate.

Josh Portis​

The Seahawks waived Portis on Tuesday, a day after his arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence came to light.

Portis, 25, was competing with Brady Quinn and Jerrod Johnson to be Russell Wilson's backup. He participated in Monday's OTA practice hours after reports surfaced that he had been arrested on May 5 on suspicion of DUI after he was pulled over for driving 80 mph in a 60 mph zone on Interstate 90.
According to a report from the Washington State Patrol, an arresting officer noticed "a strong odor of intoxicants" coming from Portis' vehicle and claimed that Portis performed poorly in field sobriety tests. Portis submitted to a breath test that registered blood-alcohol levels of .092 and .078. The state's legal limit is .08.
Portis will be arraigned on May 28.
Portis was in his second stint with the Seahawks, who signed him as an undrafted free agent out of California University (Pa.) in 2011. Portis spent his rookie season on Seattle's roster as the third quarterback but never saw the field. He spent 12 weeks on the Seahawks' practice squad last year before he was released in November. Seattle re-signed Portis in April shortly after trading Matt Flynn to Oakland.

 

[TheBandwagon]

Portis was a longshot anyway, even if he'd had his act together. A lot of raw talent but QB skills were way off the NFL level. When you have a 58% completion rate at Division 2, it's a long, epic road to being NFL ready. This is just evidence that he wasn't committed so, no big loss.

I'm rooting for Jerrod Johnson to win the backup role.

 

[#ONE]

I've got even more important news!!!! It's 5:02PM right now!!

 

[bobflipaburger]

I've got even more important news!!!! It's 5:02PM right now!!

I heard slightly after 5:02, it was 5:03... Shit's getting crazy.

 

[#ONE]

I heard slightly after 5:02, it was 5:03... Shit's getting crazy.

Lol