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Joey Porter Jr. Has Plans To Clean Up Penalties. Changing His Gloves Isn’t Among Them.

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Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Joey Porter Jr. knows penalties are his big issue. Better technique, not different apparel, is his answer. Speaking to reporters Thursday, Porter again downplayed the idea that his gloves should match the color of the opponent’s jersey to reduce the number of penalties against him.

“I’m not focusing on that at all,” Porter said in video provided by the Post-Gazette. “I get that asked often, but I’m not really focused on that. I know there’s bigger things I gotta work on and clean up in my game, and that’s lower on the list.