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‘He Knocked My Whole Soul To The Sideline’: Joey Porter Sr. Recalls Moment Jonathan Ogden Welcomed Him To NFL

In the history of the Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens matchups, edge rushers and left tackles have had quite the battles over the years.

From Terrell Suggs and Marvel Smith to Peter Boulware and Oliver Ross, as well as names like Joey Porter Sr. and Jonathan Ogden, and Clark Haggans and Orlando Brown, there were some great battles off the edge in the rivalry matchups.

For Porter Sr., who played for the Steelers from 1999-2006, those matchups were always ones he got up for, especially against a Hall of Famer like Ogden.

Porter, who was drafted by the Steelers in the third round of the 1999 NFL Draft, recalled his Welcome to the NFL moment on the Arthur Moats Podcast live from Acrisure Stadium ahead of the Week Five matchup against the Baltimore Ravens.