Joey Porter
Porter with the Steelers in 2006
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| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||
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| Position: | Outside linebackers coach | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | March 22, 1977 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Kansas City, Missouri | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 249 lb (113 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Bakersfield (CA) Foothill | ||||||||
| College: | Colorado State | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1999 / Round: 3 / Pick: 73 | ||||||||
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| Tackles: | 672 |
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| Sacks: | 98.0 |
| Interceptions: | 12 |
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Joseph Eugene Porter (born March 22, 1977) is a former American football linebacker who played thirteen seasons in the National Football League (NFL), and is the current outside linebackers coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers. After playing college football at Colorado State, he was drafted by the Steelers in the third round of the 1999 NFL Draft. A four-time Pro Bowl selection, Porter earned a Super Bowl ring with the Steelers in Super Bowl XL against the Seattle Seahawks. He played for the Miami Dolphins from 2007 to 2009 and the Arizona Cardinals from 2010 to 2011.
Porter's prep career took place at Foothill High School in Bakersfield, California. He was a two-time All-Conference selection as wide receiver and running back for the Trojans. His senior season, he led the team to a 9–2 mark and a berth in the sectional playoffs, rushing the ball 86 times for 1,086 yards. After his final season at Foothill, he was named to the All-Section and All-State teams. He lettered twice in football, plus twice in basketball. He also played soccer as a youth.
Porter has never moved from his hometown and ran a youth football camp at Foothill throughout his career.
While attending Colorado State University, Porter was a standout on the football field for the Colorado State Rams football team. He began his college career as an H-back and did not see his first action on the defensive line until his junior year. He was a third-team All-American and All-Western Athletic Conference first-team selection by The Sports Network. He registered 22 career sacks. As a senior, he recorded 53 tackles (36 solos) with eight quarterback pressures and 12 tackles-for-losses. He finished third in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I-A with a school single-season record-tying 15 sacks for minus 63 yards. He majored in exercise and sport science. He is a member of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity.
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