Play the cornerback position long enough and you’re going to be on the wrong end of a highlight-reel catch. That’s just how it works, and frankly, it’s not going to take very long. For Pittsburgh Steelers rookie CB Joey Porter Jr., it took just a few training camp practices. And he didn’t do anything wrong.
His teammate, WR George Pickens, went viral for the aerial catch that he made with the 32nd-overall pick in coverage—quite good coverage, mind you, and perhaps mitigated by some uncalled offensive pass interference.
Nevertheless, it was a rather impressive play, even if its visual splendor the author himself chalked up partially to simply being late in seeing the ball.