stillers4me
07-21-2012, 06:36 AM
Two immediate thoughts on the news Thursday that Joey Porter (http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/sports/steelers/joey-porter-says-hell-retire-as-a-steeler-645370/http://Joey%20Porter)is coming back to retire as a Steeler:
One, what's the hurry? Kordell Stewart waited seven years after he played his final NFL game to retire at the Steelers' South Side headquarters.
And two, Porter had some career here. I know for a fact he wasn't the most outrageous character in Steelers history. Ernie Holmes has the edge on him there in my mind. But I'm not sure the franchise has had a player with a kinder heart or who was a better teammate.
Ask Steelers defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau............
Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/sports/ron-cook/porters-loyalty-teamwork-memorable-645468/?p=0
One, what's the hurry? Kordell Stewart waited seven years after he played his final NFL game to retire at the Steelers' South Side headquarters.
And two, Porter had some career here. I know for a fact he wasn't the most outrageous character in Steelers history. Ernie Holmes has the edge on him there in my mind. But I'm not sure the franchise has had a player with a kinder heart or who was a better teammate.
Ask Steelers defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau............
Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/sports/ron-cook/porters-loyalty-teamwork-memorable-645468/?p=0