Joey Porter Jr. didn’t want to make a splashy headline. He didn’t want to guarantee or demand or assume he’ll start for the Pittsburgh Steelers Week One. Not that you’d expect him to say that, even if his father was as brash as they come. Instead, Porter will hope to see action against the San Francisco 49ers. And let Mike Tomlin decide his fate.
Speaking to reporters following Thursday’s 24-0 win over the Atlanta Falcons, Porter was asked if he thinks he’ll start.
“I have no idea,” Porter said via the team website. “I’m gonna leave that to the boss man and the people upstairs to make that decision.