Transactions
Tori Gurley was signed to a Reserve/Future contract with the Ravens on 1/3/13...Signed to the Chargers’ practice squad on 11/29/12...Signed to the Buccaneers’ practice squad on 10/17/12...Signed to the Raiders’ practice squad on 9/26/12...Signed to the Vikings’ practice squad on 9/3/12...Originally signed by the Packers as an undrafted free agent on 7/28/11.
Career
2012: (with Green Bay, Minnesota, Oakland, Tampa Bay and San Diego – 0/0, 0/0) Spent the season on the practice squad of four different teams after being waived by Green Bay following training camp on 8/31.
2011: (with Green Bay – 0/0, 0/0) Spent the entire season on the Packers’ practice squad.
Transactions
Tori Gurley was signed to a Reserve/Future contract with the Ravens on 1/3/13...Signed to the Chargers’ practice squad on 11/29/12...Signed to the Buccaneers’ practice squad on 10/17/12...Signed to the Raiders’ practice squad on 9/26/12...Signed to the Vikings’ practice squad on 9/3/12...Originally signed by the Packers as an undrafted free agent on 7/28/11.
Career
2012: (with Green Bay, Minnesota, Oakland, Tampa Bay and San Diego – 0/0, 0/0) Spent the season on the practice squad of four different teams after being waived by Green Bay following training camp on 8/31.
2011: (with Green Bay – 0/0, 0/0) Spent the entire season on the Packers’ practice squad.
College: A two-year letterman at South Carolina, he appeared in 27 games (19 starts), totaling 75 catches for 905 yards and 6 TDs…Started all 14 games during his sophomore season in 2010, ranking second on the team with a career-high 44 catches for 465 yards and 4 TDs…Tied a school record with 14 catches for 112 yards and a TD at Vanderbilt…Helped South Carolina to the SEC East division crown and an appearance against eventual National Champion Auburn in the SEC Championship Game…Saw his first action as a redshirt freshman in 2009, appearing in all 13 games (five starts) and ranking fourth on the team with 31 catches for 440 yards and 2 TDs...Caught his first-career TD on a 6-yard pass from QB Stephen Garcia in the second game of the season at Georgia (9/12)…Made 4 catches, including a 44-yarder, and registered a season-high 100 yards vs. Florida Atlantic (9/19).
High School, Personal: Prior to attending South Carolina, he prepped one year at New Hampton (NH) Prep School, where he participated in both basketball and football…Was a four-year letterman in both football and basketball at Rock Hill (SC) HS…Led the basketball and football teams to state championships his senior year…Racked up 38 catches for 750 yards and 14 TDs as a senior, helping the team to a 9-3 record and the state title…Formerly carried the last name “Childers” but changed it to honor his father, Norris Gurley, who was killed in a car accident in Las Vegas in the spring of 2008 at the age of 42…Norris played basketball at Virginia Tech in the 1980s and was a roommate of future NBA star Dell Curry…Curry mentored him throughout his adolescence and Gurley played AAU basketball with his son Stephen, now a guard for the NBA’s Golden State Warriors…Given name is Tori A. Childers.
