Steelers Now
There’s some beef between two former Pittsburgh Steelers cornerbacks. Ike Taylor recently took issue with Darius Slay’s statement that Joey Porter Jr.’s hands are “very sus.”
Slay caught wind of Taylor’s remarks and clapped back.
“The hell u talking bout! U over there sensitive as hell ain’t ya!! Slay wrote on X.
Slay was critical of Porter’s ball skills, but he also had a lot of positive things to say about the young cornerback as well.
“He’s very good in press, gets his hands on the ball, very disruptive at the line of scrimmage. The only thing I think he has wrong with him is ball production. He just don’t have a lot of picks right now, but they’re coming. I’ve been there with him in Pittsburgh. His hands are very sus,” Slay said Tuesday on ESPN’s NFL Live. “He’s gonna get them right, though. Hope my boy Ramsey is working with him over there because he’s a guy that can get to the rock. Other than that, Joey is for sure going to be a guy that’s going to sneak into this top 10 easily. He’s got a big payday coming up, too. Pittsburgh, make sure you do my boy right.”
Porter has already established himself as one of the best cornerbacks in the league during his three seasons in Pittsburgh, recording 165 tackles, one sack, 31 passes defended and three interceptions.
He has also allowed just one touchdown pass in his NFL career, and that was in 2023 as a rookie.
Porter does lack interceptions, however. He only has three career interceptions, one in each season since he’s entered the league.
Porter revealed at minicamp that he expects to be paid as one of the NFL’s top cornerbacks.
“Definitely, I feel like I was an elite guy since I’ve been in this League, and I’m happy that I’m getting the respect that I feel like I’m owed,” Porter said.
Porter got snubbed on ESPN’s recent top-10 cornerback rankings. He was named honorable mention, however.
This article originally appeared on Steelers Now: Darius Slay Claps Back at Ike Taylor: ‘Sensitive as Hell’
