Big Test for Joey Porter Jr. | Steelers Morning Rush

Big Test for Joey Porter Jr. | Steelers Morning Rush
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Welcome to Steelers Morning Rush, our new daily short-form podcast with Alan Saunders, giving a longer perspective on a single news topic surrounding the Pittsburgh Steelers or the National Football League. Today, it’s the big test for third-year cornerback Joey Porter Jr. on Thursday night against the Cincinnati Bengals.

Porter will likely be matched up with Tee Higgins, a player that has decimated the Pittsburgh defense in the past. But Higgins is exactly the kind of wide receiver that Porter was drafted to stop, and he at least slowed him down in 2024, but a host of penalty flags also accompanied that performance.

Can Porter stop Higgins, and keep the flags at bay? Alan breaks it down.

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