The person on the other end of the line paused as he answered the phone.
"This is Joey Porter," he said, adding after a beat, "Senior."
Once the only Joey Porter in the NFL world, Porter Sr. now is watching his son, Joey Porter Jr., make the name his own as a potential first-round pick in the NFL draft later this month.
"It's fun," Porter Jr. said with a laugh about sharing his name. "I got used to it."
To avoid confusion at home, Porter Jr. goes by JJ to friends and family.