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After His Release, Patrick Peterson Says Joey Porter Jr. Lacks Veteran Mentor

Patrick Peterson understands the business of football. But he thinks being cut by the Pittsburgh Steelers isn’t just bad for him but bad for CB Joey Porter Jr. On the latest edition of his All Things Covered podcast, Peterson says Pittsburgh is doing Porter a disservice by not having a veteran to keep showing him the way.

“I wanna be able to help Joey to help his career to continue to flourish,” Peterson told co-host Bryant McFadden. “Joey can be so special man. But he has no one there that can help him get to where he want to go.