Early in his career, one of the weakest spots in Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Joey Porter Jr.’s game was tackling. Throughout his rookie season, Porter was a liability in that department, missing tackles left and right in limited playing time.
Eventually, he cleaned it up and now is a consistent tackler in the open field, and is a strong downhill corner in run support, which is something he has to be playing in the AFC North.
Appearing on The Christian Kuntz Podcast that published Thursday morning, Porter talked about tackling and the mentality needed playing in the AFC North to defend the run, while also recalling how he struggled as a rookie and how his dad, Joey Porter Sr.