Every time a football player takes a step up in competition level, the overall quality of the talent goes up. While the statistics may not be perfect, roughly only six to seven percent of high school football players continue to play in college. Then that number dwindles even further when making the jump from college to the NFL.
Yet it’s something to see that printed on the page or be told that by coaches while it’s completely different to experience that yourself. Now that the Pittsburgh Steelers have wrapped up OTAs, rookie CB Joey Porter Jr spoke with reporters via video from Steelers.