While Joey Porter Jr. had a strong rookie season for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2023, he had one enduring bugaboo. He managed to clean up his tackling over the course of the year, but not his penalties. He drew eight accepted penalties, of which six were for pass interference or holding. He also drew a fourth pass interference penalty that was declined.
Porter obviously isn’t happy when the officials flag him—he even disputed one in the preseason opener just recently. While he admits that coaches talk about wearing gloves that match the jersey to make infractions less apparent, though, he says he’s not focusing on that.