BIOGRAPHY
Blake Bortles was born on April 28, 1992, in Altamonte Springs, Florida. He is a Quarterback for the Los Angeles Rams in the NFL.
Bortles attended Oviedo High School in Oviedo, Florida, where he excelled in football and baseball for the Lions athletic teams. As a senior, he completed 151 of 233 passes for 2,211 yards with 27 touchdowns and seven interceptions. He finished his high school career with a Seminole County record 5,576 career passing yards and 53 touchdowns.
Bortles played college football at the University of Central Florida (UCF). He accepted the offer from UCF, which was the first college to offer him a scholarship and was located near his home. He was redshirted as a true freshman in 2010. As a redshirt freshman in 2011, he played in 10 games, completing 75 of 110 passes for 958 yards with six touchdowns and three interceptions. As a sophomore in 2012, he started all 14 games at quarterback. He completed 251 of 399 passes for 3,059 yards with 25 touchdowns and seven interceptions. He also rushed for 285 yards and scored eight touchdowns. He was the MVP of the 2012 Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl after completing 22 of 32 passes for 271 yards with three touchdowns and 79 rushing yards against the Ball State Cardinals. As a starter from the 2012 and 2013 seasons, Bortles had a 22–5 (.815) record for the Knights. As of 2016, his career passer rating of 153.9 is the highest for any UCF quarterback with at least 500 pass attempts.
On January 5, 2014, Bortles announced that he would forgo his senior season and enter the 2014 NFL Draft. where he was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars third overall. On June 18, 2014, Bortles signed his rookie contract worth $20.6 million guaranteed for four years with the team. On May 1, 2017, the Jaguars picked up the fifth-year option on Bortles's contract. On February 24, 2018, Bortles signed a three-year, $54 million contract to stay with the Jaguars through the 2020 season. Bortles was released by the Jaguars on March 13, 2019.
On March 18, 2019, Bortles signed a one-year contract with the Los Angeles Rams.
Blake Bortles officially retired Wednesday, October 5th of 2022.