Raphael McTurtle

Raphael Mcturtle

No. 96 – Orange County Otters
Position:	Defensive Tackle
Personal information
Born:	(1997-07-21)July 21, 1997 (aged 65) New York Sewer, New York, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:	330 lb (150 kg)
Username:	Cementhands
Career information
High school:	Hard Knocks
College:	Shaolin Temple
ISFL Draft:	2048  / Round: 1 / Pick: 6
DSFL Draft:	2047  / Round: 2 / Pick: 4
Career history
Orange County Otters (4061 (S2046)-Present) Tijuana Luchadores (4060 (S2045)-4061 (S2046))
Roster status:	Active
Player stats at ISFL.net

Raphael McTurtle (born July 21, 1997) is an American football defensive end for the Tijuana Luchadores of the Developmental Simulation Football League (DSFL).

Early years

Growing up with my brothers Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo was an amazing childhood. As we were young turtlings we were exposed so some wierd ooze which it totally legal by the way, but it gave us all the ability to talk and get strong. We were discovered by our Master, Splinter, who taught us the ways of the skilled ninja: Discipling, Control, Precision. After putting these skills to good use, we tried out for a local football team to help cool down after an evening of fighting crime. Our lack of thumbs made it very difficult to throw or hold the ball, but we could smack some heads on the defense! After we were finished with high school, we were all offered scholarships to study and train at the Shaolin Temple. I was able to line up next to my brother Leo, and we had some major schenagins! It was an amazing 4 years of partying and trying new food, and I think it really prepared us for the next stage in our long lives.

College career

Finishing highschool and being presented with a few offers for scholarships, one that really caught our attention was the Shaolin Temple. This offered us the ability to continue our martial arts training, and they also had spots available on the football team. One bonus that we weren't really too focused on at the time of signing was the academics were actually top notch over what we were used to from back in New York. They even offered to give us some one onn one tutors to get us caught up on skills we were missing - mostly math and caligraphy for me. The food scene was a big change. Pizza was not very common around the temple either, so to avoid starving Leo and myself decided to try to go on a tour of all the local noodle houses and find the best noodles. We tried dozens of these places, and after a few months narrowed our list to a top 3. As far as stats go, I was only able to secure 1 sack in my college days, but I was able to force 10 fumbles and recover 3 of those. My goal is to one day get a touchdown of my own.

College career statistics

Career statistics			Tackles		Sacks	Interceptions		Other					Punt returns
Season	Team	Games	Reg	TFL	Sack	Int	IntTD	DefTD	FFum	FRec	PD	Sfty	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
2042	Shaolin Temple	13	62	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2043	Shaolin Temple	13	65	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2044	Shaolin Temple	13	87	31	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
2045	Shaolin Temple	13	103	32	1	0	0	0	8	3	0	0
Total		52	317	116	1	0	0	0	10	3	0	0

Professional career

Raphael was drafted to Tijuana with the 4th overall pick of the second round (12th overall in the draft) in the S32 DSFL entry draft. After a relatively underwhelming prospect bowl and combine, Raphael suited up for all 14 of Tijuana’s games and recorded a stat line of 31 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, and 1 sack. Raphael alongside his brother Leonardo helped lead the Tijuana Defensive line to a playoff appearance where they lost to Norfolk in the conference championship game. While his stats did not manage to jump off the page, Raphael was nominated for the S32 DSFL DT of the year award, ultimately in a losing campaign. The “Turtle Brothers” were quickly known amongst the league as a feared opponent who had relentless determination to break through the line and put pressure on the quarterback. After the trade deadline they were joined by one of their Brothers, Michelangelo who at the time shared a DT position.

Raphael was taken 6th overall in the S33 ISFL draft to the Orange County Otters, the same team who picked his brother Leonardo 5 picks earlier with the first pick of the draft. Both of the brothers were immediately called up after the draft. Playing as pure rookies they were able to help the Otters clinch the second seed in the conference, and an Ultimus appearance, which they ultimately ended up losing after blowing a 24 point lead. Statistically Leonardo had a much better rookie season than Raphael. Finishing with 16 tackles (1 per game), 2 tackles for a loss and one fumble recovered Raphael had a very low statistical season for his rookie season. One could try to argue that he brought intangibles that aren’t noticed in statistics pages, but even avid fans of the Otters will admit that his rookie season was pretty unremarkable. What was the achievement was how Orange County turned around a 3 win season to a second place season, especially while fielding 3 recent drafted pure rookies.

Season 34 was a difficult one for the turtles and especially Raphael. The team regressed hard, being bottom place in the conference and it seemed every week was the same thing - losing by just enough. It was almost like every week was a repeat of the s33 isfl championship, reliving the collapse was getting difficult. Driven to drink, Raphael ended up reporting to training camp 15 pounds over his playing weight from the previous season. Naturally this raised alarm bells from the teams upper brass as it was pretty obviously not all muscle - in fact most of it was not. He came back a big chunky boy from the offseason festivities. The team is pretty lax with rules and regulations for the players in their offseason, they give a workout plan, but there were rumours about Raphael going back to Tijuana with Leo where they played their DSFL and substance fuelled fight rings were in the news. Contrary to what the team thought, Raphael actually scored 0.0001 Second faster than the previous season on the 40 yard dash with the extra weight.

The S35 campaign brought some success. The Otters made it back into the playoffs, securing the third seed with a few games left in the season, but they were unable to finish the season strong, stumbling into playoffs. They met the familiar Arizona Outlaws in the first round and unfortunately for them that was the end of their season. Statistically this is Raphael’s best season to date. Increasing his tackle count by 14, adding some tackles for loss and 2 sacks. His defensive numbers are continuing to improve season after season and his effort and training is showing as he is evolving into truly one of the premier DT’s in the league. The future is looking pretty bright for Raphael. He’s just beginning to hit his prime, and all of his stats are on the upswing. So far on the field there hasn’t been a huge noticeable impact of the turtles manning the line, but based on their continued progression and super smart analysts this should be soon to change.

Season 36 was one full of strife for Raphael and Orange County. Again he was able to increase his seasonal stats, to continue his trend of pumping out his best season, but that was due very much to a massive final game of the season, when playoffs were already out of reach. Feeling it difficult to describe a career best season as ‘disappointing’, Raphael was able to prop up lack of team success and team cohesion as a big factor. Citing the struggles in the team, their seeming inability to put together a consistently strong team where wins felt deserved, Raphael signed a 1 season “show me contract” heading into S36 fully expecting either a trade if things were not turning around, or ideally things to get better. When neither of these things happened, it was off to Free Agency for the turtle to attempt to find a new home. While the season itself was disappointing, Raphael and his brother both signed with Arizona – A team with a proven winning track record (in the regular season), and proven ability to coax the most out of the DT position as seen with Chuck Roth.

Pre-draft measurables

Ht	Wt	40‑yd dash	20‑ss	3‑cone	Vert jump	Broad
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	330 lb (150 kg)

Professional career statistics

Career statistics			Tackles		Sacks	Interceptions		Other					Punt returns
Season	Team	Games	Reg	TFL	Sack	Int	IntTD	DefTD	FFum	FRec	PD	Sfty	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
S32	Tijuana	14	31	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
S33	Orange County	16	16	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
S34	Orange County	16	22	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
S35	Orange County	16	36	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
S36	Orange County	16	39	2	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
S37	Arizona	16	53	5	11	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
Total		94	197	16	19	0	0	0	4	1	0	0

Achievements and records

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