More than two decades after drafting his father, the Pittsburgh Steelers selected cornerback Joey Porter Jr. with the 32nd overall pick in the 2023 NFL draft Friday night in Kansas City, Missouri.
Despite receiving multiple offers for the pick, the Steelers opted to draft Porter Jr. rather than trade down out of the spot for more capital.
As the first pick of the second round, Porter Jr. was selected higher than his dad, who was drafted by the Steelers in the third round in 1999.
"You talk about legacies and a son not only making it, but playing for the same franchise -- that in itself would be amazing," Joey Porter Sr.