For a veteran and future Hall of Famer like Patrick Peterson to offer big praise to rookie CB Joey Porter Jr. is no small thing. Word got back to Porter about what Peterson said, telling reporters yesterday that Porter has the intangibles to be a better player than Peterson.
Reacting to those comments after Thursday’s practice, Porter said it was special to hear.
“It means a lot,” he said as tweeted by the Tribune-Democrat’s Amanda Godsey. “At the end of the day, that’s Patrick Peterson. I’ve been watching his highlights since I was a little kid.