A top cornerback prospect likes the idea of playing for the New England Patriots, and he has a last name you may recognize. Joey Porter Jr, son of former Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Joey Porter, is perfectly fine with the idea of playing for his father’s archrival.
The younger Porter is thought to be a first-round pick. The Penn State product had a stellar career in Happy Valley, recording 27 tackles in 2022. He was named to the All-Big Ten first-team in 2022 and is considered to be one of the top corner prospects in this year’s draft.
His father faced the Patriots several times in his career as a member of both the Steelers and Miami Dolphins. So there’s clearly no love lost between him and a Patriots team he has bashed in the past.
That begs the question: How would he feel if the Patriots drafted his son, Porter Jr.?
“I don’t think he’d be too mad at the situation,” Porter Jr. said, according to NESN’s Zack Cox. “He’d just be happy that I got picked up by a team that wants me.”
The Patriots have several decisions to make at the corner position, and they appear to be figuring them out, as they are slated to meet with pending free agent Jonathan Jones this week.
Porter would bring youthful energy to the corner room and give New England one of the best corners in this year’s class.
