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Patrick Peterson Happy Joey Porter Jr. Taking CB1 Assignments Off His Plate: ‘Little Bit Too Old To Be Doing That’

While he wanted to play for head coach Mike Tomlin, one of the reasons DB Patrick Peterson wanted to sign with the Pittsburgh Steelers last offseason was because of their interest in expanding his game beyond just a strict outside cornerback.

No doubt one of the reasons for that is because he is 33 years old now and in his 13th NFL season. He was more than pleased to see the Steelers draft CB Joey Porter Jr., and not just because he once played with Joey Porter Jr. with the Arizona Cardinals.

“I see a lot [of myself] in Joey.