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Steelers assistant Joey Porter arrested after reported altercation with officer

Steelers assistant coach Joey Porter was arrested Sunday night after Pittsburgh's AFC wild-card playoff game win over the Dolphins, according to police.

CBS Pittsburgh reported Porter was handcuffed and placed into a police car outside a Pittsburgh bar called The Flats following an "altercation with a police officer." Bar security guards called police about an “unruly customer” around 9:30 p.m. Sunday night, the report said.

#Steelers assistant coach Joey Porter has been put in the back of a cop car in the south side for an altercation with a police officer

— Chris Mueller (@ByChrisMueller) January 9, 2017

In a statement, the Steelers said they were aware of an incident involving Porter but did not offer further details.