{"id":57701,"date":"2025-06-22T02:50:06","date_gmt":"2025-06-22T02:50:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=57701"},"modified":"2025-06-22T02:50:06","modified_gmt":"2025-06-22T02:50:06","slug":"breaking-new-steelers-cb-sends-clear-message-to-joey-porter-jr-were-gonna-fix-that","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=57701","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: New Steelers CB Sends Clear Message to Joey Porter Jr.: \u2018We\u2019re Gonna Fix That\u2019.."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"h-responsive\">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive__inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-1913322549-3.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-1913322549-3.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-1913322549-3.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-1913322549-3.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Joey Porter Jr.\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" data-img-load-time=\"114\" data-dom-ready-time=\"164\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-post-image-caption-text\">Pittsburgh Steelers free agent signee Darius Slay addressed how he is going to help cornerback Joey Porter Jr.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The\u00a0Pittsburgh Steelers\u00a0dove back into the veteran cornerback well and signed 34-year-old\u00a0Darius Slay\u00a0this offseason. The hope is that Slay will finally give the Steelers a solid starting cornerback opposite\u00a0Joey Porter Jr.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, in a perfect world, Porter will improve too, especially in the interception department. Slay can help with that as well.<\/p>\n<p>Slay explained\u00a0during an appearance on ESPN\u2019s\u00a0<em>The Mina Kimes Show\u00a0<\/em>on Thursday how he will assist Porter in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey say he can\u2019t catch, but we\u2019re going to fix that. We\u2019re going to catch the rock this year,\u201d Slay said while smiling. \u201cI have a good resume with me with younger guys trying to help build them, so that\u2019s my job.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m just here to help him. Do everything I can to make sure he succeeds at what he does and try to get him really to be one of the best in the game.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Slay once led the NFL with eight interceptions in the 2017 season. The veteran cornerback made first-team All-Pro during that campaign. He has 28 interceptions in his professional career.<\/p>\n<p>Porter had\u00a0two picks in 33 games during his first two NFL seasons.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>CB Darius Slay Raves About Steelers\u2019 Joey Porter Jr.<\/h2>\n<p>Although Porter fell out of the first round in the 2023 NFL Draft after some pundits expected him to be a top pick, he didn\u2019t drop far.<\/p>\n<p>The Steelers actually selected him No. 32 overall, which was the first pick of the second round in 2023. It was widely considered a great selection because of Porter\u2019s length, physicality and speed.<\/p>\n<p>Slay was very complimentary of those attributes when talking about Porter with ESPN\u2019s Mina Kimes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s got amazing abilities man,\u201d\u00a0Slay said. \u201cHe got a gift that I didn\u2019t have \u2014 to be 6-2 or whatever and be able to play corner.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLong arms, he\u2019s very physical, he can run.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To take the next step, Porter needs to be less handsy. Porter has been one of the most penalized NFL players since he entered the league two years ago.<\/p>\n<p>During 2024, the young Steelers cornerback led his position around the NFL\u00a0with 17 penalties.<\/p>\n<p>Porter, obviously, would be much better suited to use his hands to try and take the ball away.<\/p>\n<p>Porter had similar issues at Penn State.\u00a0NFL draft pundits were concerned\u00a0about his penalties at the next level. Furthermore, in four seasons with the Nittany Lions,\u00a0Porter had just one interception.<\/p>\n<p>If Slay could assist Porter with those two flaws, that would help the Steelers defense not only this season but in the years to come.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Steelers Going to Add Another CB?<\/h2>\n<p>One question pundits have about Pittsburgh\u2019s secondary this summer is if the Steelers will make another cornerback addition.<\/p>\n<p>Fans on social media have speculated about the\u00a0Steelers potentially targeting\u00a0former All-Pro\u00a0Jalen Ramsey.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday,\u00a0Bleacher Report\u2019s Kristopher Knox suggested\u00a0Pittsburgh is a potential destination for slot cornerback\u00a0Mike Hilton, who began his career with the Steelers.<\/p>\n<p>But if the Steelers added Ramsey, then Slay would likely be pushed into a backup role. That would be unfamiliar territory for Slay.<\/p>\n<p>The 34-year-old has played at least 80% of his team\u2019s defensive snaps every season since 2014, which was his second year in the league. His playing time, though, did decrease last season. His\u00a0699 defensive snaps in 2024 were his fewest since 2013.<\/p>\n<p>Ramsey might not be the ideal fit in Pittsburgh because he\u2019s another aging veteran that would demand a starting role. 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