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Kovacevic: A deftly conducted draft that re-stamps a physical branding

I'd asked Teryl Austin over the weekend if he'd felt Joey Porter Jr.'s fiery, physical style as a press cornerback would be a fit for the Steelers' defense that he coordinates and, look, I'm not going to lie, I knew the answer before it'd arrived.

Still wanted to hear it.

The man didn't disappoint:

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"I think he does," Austin began his reply. This was Saturday at the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. "One of the things we always want to know when we look at guys is, ‘Hey, how do they play in the press?