There’s a particular wide receiver who was linked to the Pittsburgh Steelers in the offseason that Mike Tomlin says is “waiting on” the prime matchup with Joey Porter Jr.
After praising Porter’s performance versus Atlanta Falcons’ Drake London, Tomlin had this to say about his next opponent, Denver Broncos’ Courtland Sutton:
I’m sure there’s a gentleman named Courtland Sutton that’s waiting on him in Denver. That’s the battle of playing corner in this league, but again he loves it, and I’m glad that he does.
Just as Porter craves the matchup with top wideouts, they crave the challenge of going up against lockdown corners, and Porter has been just that for the Steelers.
In Atlanta on Sunday, Kirk Cousins shied away from Porter, and for good reason — his coverage was outstanding. In the lone Porter target, he allowed a seven-yard catch but was right on top of him, so London was taken down immediately for no YAC.
Sutton, a once-thought Steelers target after sending Diontae Johnson to the Carolina Panthers, had four receptions for 38 yards in Denver’s 26-20 loss to the Seattle Seahawks.
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