By now, most Pittsburgh Steelers fans have probably seen the clip of former Steelers OLB Joey Porter comforting his son, Joey Porter Jr., after Porter Jr. unexpectedly fell out of the first round. But the elder Porter told Ryan Clark on The Pivot podcast that he was so wrapped up in making sure his son was ok, neither of them realized the Steelers held the next pick. If that happened, Porter Sr. said it would’ve been a celebration.
“I hadn’t even seen that Pittsburgh had the next pick because I was so worried about the space and the mindset he was in and was trying to make sure he was good.