Joey Porter Sr. on son being drafted by Pittsburgh, chemistry on mid 2000s Steelers teams, pregame fights and locker room speeches
On the heels of our chat with Joey Porter Jr. and him being drafted by the Steelers, we welcome his dad and former teammate of both Patrick Peterson and Bryant McFadden, Joey Porter Sr. Peezy discusses his pep talk to Junior after not being selected in the 1st round, his son being mentored by Pat P and the perks of being a legacy pick in Pittsburgh. Porter Sr. takes a trip down memory lane of his career detailing his welcome to the NFL moment, his fight with William Green, his beef with Jeramy Stevens and his famous "They Shot Me in Denver" speech. The guys also focus on the camaraderie and chemistry of the mid 2000s steelers before diving into some fun superlatives. (2:00) Joey Jr. being drafted by Steelers (16:30) Welcome to the NFL moment (19:45) William Green fight (23:30) Beef with Jeramy Stevens (30:00) Cardinals memories (36:00) They Shot Me in Denver (42:30) William Gay celebration (46:00) Steelers chemistry (51:15) Super Bowl 40 memories (52:15) Superlatives All Things Covered' is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Visit the All Things Covered YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/allthingscovered You can listen to All Things Covered on your smart speakers! Simply say "Alexa, play the latest episode of the All Things Covered podcast" or "Hey Google, play the latest episode of the All Things Covered podcast." To purchase All Things Covered merch, visit: https://paramountshop.com/collections/all-things-covered Like our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/AllThingsCoveredPod Follow Pat on Instagram and Twitter Follow BMac on Instagram and Twitter Follow All Things Covered on Instagram and Twitter and TikTok Produced by: @E_DeBerardinis For more NFL coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/ To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices