In the first four weeks of the season, the role for rookie second-round cornerback Joey Porter Jr. has been pretty hit or miss for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Porter has played just 58 defensive snaps so far this season with just 10 coming in Week Four against the Houston Texans. In a 30-6 blowout loss, the secondary allowed wide receiver Nico Collins to go off for seven catches, 168 yards and two touchdowns, marking the second straight week a receiver had 150-plus yards and two touchdowns against Pittsburgh.
Despite the struggles from names like Levi Wallace and Patrick Peterson in the secondary, the Steelers aren’t planning on making any changes from a personnel standpoint as defensive coordinator Teryl Austin told reporters Thursday that Porter isn’t ready for full-time work yet.