You commonly hear of players who “flip the switch” when they step onto the football field. Their demeanor, their attitude, everything changes between those white lines. Joey Porter Sr. probably isn’t the most obvious case of that but he was aware his “Peezy” alter ego changed the way he played the game. And talked about it.
Speaking with Arthur Moats at Acrisure Stadium ahead of Sunday’s game against the Baltimore Ravens, Porter discussed how he went from “Joey” to “Peezy.”
“I played into the alter ego. I gave Peezy all the slack ’cause Peezy could do whatever hell he want on the football field.