Pittsburgh Steelers fans just received an interesting detail on the Joey Porter Jr. trade, as the disgruntled cornerback revealed why remaining in the Steel City just wasn't in the cards.
On a recent episode of Netflix's The White House with Michael Irvin, Porter broke his silence on why things didn't work out with the Steelers — and it had everything to do with the previously reported contract value disagreement.
"I really just think it was just a common ground," Porter said. "We just didn't come to a mutual understanding of the value I had in myself and the value that they had in me. It just didn't work, and it sucks that it went that way. I still love all those guys over there. But at the end of the day, business is business. Like I said before,
I just took that bet on myself."
For what it's worth, the key difference in value likely had more to do with guaranteed money than average annual value, as it was reported that Porter was seeking guarantees beyond the Steelers' usual first-year norm.
The two sides couldn't come to an agreement before the start of the regular season, and Porter missed the first three games of the season with a "back injury" and was set to sit out the fourth before getting traded to the Dallas Cowboys. Maybe it was for the best, as if Porter valued himself more than he valued honoring his original contract and being there for his teammates, then perhaps he was never going to be the right fit for Pittsburgh long term.
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