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With less than three weeks to the start of training camp, the Pittsburgh Steelers have all of their 2023 rookie class signed except for second-round pick Joey Porter Jr. Porter was the No. 32 overall pick and one of two second-round picks for the Steelers. Pittsburgh already signed defensive tackle Keeanu Benton to his rookie deal.
There are still quite a few rookies across the NFL unsigned but with Porter the only Steelers rookie without a contract and given his unusual circumstances, you have to wonder if the two sides will get a deal done before July 26.
The reason Porter’s contract is a bit more complicated is because while Porter is technically a second-round pick, he was the No. 32 overall pick. In any other draft, being selected No. 32 overall means you are a first-round pick. Due to a forfeited first-round pick in 2023, there were only 31 picks on the first day. I’m sure the hangup has to do with the gray area between paying Porter as a first-round pick based on draft placement and paying him as a second-round pick based on the round he was technically taken in.
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