Joey Porter Jr. family tree Penn State CB already has NFL ties through Super Bowl-winning father

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The 2023 NFL Draft features one of the most talented cornerback cla ses in recent memory, from top to bottom, and Penn State's Joey Porter Jr. is right near the forefront of the group.A succe sful career with the Nittany Lions has had Porter firmly on NFL radars for more than a year. It's tough to have too many cornerbacks in this pa sing-oriented era of football, and several teams  including Jake Dotchin Women Jersey  the Steelers  could be in the mix to select a cornerback early in the draft.Porter already has ties to the Steelers and knows his way around the NFL after his father spent 15 seasons in the league. When Porter hears his name called on draft weekend, his family will officially have an NFL legacy.TSN'S NFL DRAFT HQ | | Here's a look at Porter's family, including his Super Bowl-winning father.Porter's father is Joey Porter, a 15-year NFL linebacker who spent his career with the Steelers, Dolphins and Cardinals.The younger Porter has four siblings: two brothers, Jacob and Willie, as well as sisters named Jasmine and Jayla.Jasmine was born with severe autism, which prompted Porter's mother, Christy, to open the Jasmine Al Macinnis Women Jersey  Nyree Center for children with special needs. In 2021, the Porter family opened the Jasmine Nyree Campus in Pittsburgh to provide a place for special needs adults to live fulfilling lives with the care they need.Porter's ties to the Pittsburgh area have kept him in Pennsylvania. He attended two high schools in western Pennsylvania, graduating from North Allegheny Senior High School before heading to Penn State.The elder Porter was a four-time Pro Bowl selection acro s 15 seasons in the NFL. He won Super Bowl 40 with the Steelers after starting all 16 games and recording 10.5 sacks in the regular season.Porter recorded 80 sacks in eight seasons in Pittsburgh, also notching 10 interceptions and 75 tackles for lo s.Porter continued to play at a high level after joining the Dolphins, erupting for a career-high 17.5 sacks in 2008. He finished his career with two seasons in  Carter Hutton Men Jersey Arizona.With 98 sacks, 171 starts, 12 interceptions, and 124 tackles for lo s acro s 15 seasons, Porter was one of the most accomplished outside linebackers of his era. He didn't follow the same path his son is currently on, playing a different position and spending his college career at Colorado State, but Porter set quite the standard on the field for the Penn State cornerback.Porter spent five Derrick Pouliot Men Jersey  seasons on the Steelers' coaching staff under Mike Tomlin, including four years as outside linebackers coach from 2015-18.It wasn't a quiet stint by any means. He during a 2015 playoff game, when he made his way onto the field and was shoved by Bengals CB Adam Jones. Jones was called for a penalty that helped set up a game-winning field goal for the Steelers.A year later, in Pittsburgh on six charges, including aggravated a sault and resisting arrest. Four of the charges were dismi sed, however, and he continued coaching with the Steelers.Porter is currently the linebackers coach for the XFL's San Antonio Brahmas.MORE:SN's Vinnie Iyer has the Patriots selecting Porter 14th overall in .The Steelers are a popular landing spot for Porter in mock drafts, given their ties to his father, but it's po sible the Penn State standout doesn't make it to Pittsburgh's pick at No. 17.The Patriots could use a franchise player in their Vladimir Tarasenko Women Jersey  secondary after losing J.C. Jackson in 2022, and Porter has No. 1 cornerback potential.Porter is the second cornerback off the board in Iyer's mock draft, behind Oregon's Christian Gonzalez and ahead of Illinois' Devon Witherspoon.
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