Being the son of a former NFL player and position coach certainly has its perks. For Penn State cornerback Joey Porter Jr., those perks included free access to the Pittsburgh Steelers’ facility growing up as a kid, where he was able to watch and learn from the best in the business.
Now, Porter Jr. is months away from being on the other side of that experience, this time as a player rather than an observer. Speaking to reporters at the 2023 NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis Thursday, Porter Jr. recalled his experience as the son of former Steelers’ outside linebacker and outside linebackers coach Joey Porter, and spoke fondly of the time he got to go up against one Steelers’ superstar that had quite the impact on him.