The old proverb, ‘Good things happen to those who wait,’ proved to be true for Steelers rookie cornerback Joey Porter Jr.
Porter, the son of former Steelers linebacker and assistant coach
Joey Porter Sr., was one of 17 players invited to attend the NFL Draft in Kansas City, but as the first round drew to a close, Porter’s phone remained silent.
That is when the young Porter got some advice from his dad. The older Porter gave his son a pep talk, telling him to take it personal that teams passed on him, to use it as motivation.
The first step in moving forward was leaving Kansas City instead of staying in town for the second night of the draft and heading back home to Pittsburgh to wait it out. And it was so worth the wait.
When he was a kid, Porter Jr. told his parents, as he wore a Steelers helmet, that he wanted to play for the Steelers one day. That wish came true when his phone finally rang at the start of the second round. When he looked at
