Throughout his rookie season, Pittsburgh Steelers’ cornerback Joey Porter Jr. has shown real flashes of promise. He’s taken on the No. 1 cornerback role for the Steelers with gusto and has performed very well overall.
But there’s one area of his game that continues to be a bit of a problem: penalties.
This season, Porter has been called for 11 penalties with four of them declined. Since stepping into the starting lineup in Week Eight against the Jacksonville Jaguars, all 11 penalties have occurred in the eight weeks since. He’s had just one game — Week 14 against New England — without a penalty.