Friday morning was hardly the first time Joey Porter Jr. has visited the South Side. In fact, you could probably add up and combine all of the visits made by all of the players at this weekend's rookie minicamp at the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex, and it still wouldn't match how many times Porter's been there.
Yet, of all the trips he's made to South Water Street, this one felt a little different.
"I was in the locker room, I was staring at my jersey, and I was like, 'Damn, I really get to put this on today,'" Porter said Friday afternoon following the first day of rookie minicamp.