Joey Porter Jr. made his first career pick at the most opportune time against arguably their fiercest rival. He made Baltimore Ravens’ Lamar Jackson pay on a poorly thrown ball to Odell Beckham Jr. with a game-sealing interception. And to add salt to the wound, Porter recalled his response to the veteran wide receiver.
“I’m like, go ahead, run that,” Porter said on the sideline after the play. “I already knew it was coming. I strapped his old ass. I told him.”
A new video from the sidelines shows that #Steelers rookie Joey Porter said about Odell Beckham:
"Strapped his old ass. I told him.."
Porter said he already knew that play was coming before the #Ravens snapped the ball: "I'm like go ahead and run it.."
https://t.co/mxFTIP7ugB https://t.co/zdTKNfIFRt pic.twitter.com/EHfTsse7UK
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) October 12, 2023
The rookie and Steelers legacy is inching himself closer and closer to a starting role. Though defensive coordinator Teryl Austin said it’s not yet his time, they’d be silly not to get him more involved the way the secondary has performed to this point.
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