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‘Got That Target On My Back:’ Joey Porter Jr. Feels Like Referees Are Trying To ‘Alter’ His Game

Week 13 gave Pittsburgh Steelers fans a lot to be thankful for. However, not everything was so positive. Joey Porter Jr. had an incredibly ugly game. He was called for six penalties, four of which were accepted. It was brutal from start to finish. This isn’t the first time Porter has had issues with penalties either. However, it sounds like he doesn’t necessarily agree with all of the calls the refs made on him against the Cincinnati Bengals.

“I’m mad at it,” Porter said after the game via the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s YouTube channel. “I’m trying to be great at the end of the day and those flags kind of get in the way.