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‘It’s Nothing New’ Joey Porter Jr. Says Big Ten Readied Him For AFC North Battles

Playing in the NFL is hard. Playing in the AFC North, arguably the best division in football, is even harder. But early on in his career, this has not phased Pittsburgh Steelers’ rookie CB Joey Porter Jr. who not only is thriving so far on the season but also is very comfortable in AFC North-style football thanks to playing his college ball in the Big Ten.

Porter was on the Jim Rome Show this week and was asked about moving from the Big Ten to the AFC North.

“I mean, it’s great,” Porter said. “I went to Penn State, so the Big Ten on my side is kind of hectic like this.