In his second season as a key starter for the Pittsburgh Steelers, cornerback Joey Porter Jr. has taken on some tough assignments, shadowing some of the opponent’s top weapons each week.
It’s not a role that he handles every week, though. Some weeks, Porter follows the top weapon on the other side of the football wherever he goes. On other weeks, Porter stays to a side or avoids certain formations.
That’s all part of a much larger, complex discussion for the Steelers on a week-to-week basis rather than a simple decision of “yes” or “no” when it comes to trailing the opponent’s top receiver.