Joey Porter Jr contract negotiations

No proof

Not even accurate

 

Firstly, I'd much rather see us sign the guy before Sunday. However, if we can't sign him, I'd much rather trade him than string him along a couple years on the franchise tag and end up with a 3rd rd comp pick down the road. And considering he was limited in practice today tells me that a contract probably won't get done by Sunday.

 

If the number is real (I have my doubts about reporters), then I think you're right.

But my guess is that the number is something that some "reporter" or blogger made up. Probably at the beginning of the offseason before the CB valuation moved?

That contract puts him 7th on the CB AAV list ($28.75mm). It was probably a team friendly number before all of these higher value CB contracts got signed this offseason.

I think there's zero chance he signs for that (or anything under $30mm).

It would be a shame for us to lose a guy who's arguably our best draft pick since Watt (slim pickins since then) without genuinely trying to sign him.

 

If they do not come to an agreement before the season starts it really is irrelevant

Either way he plays on his rookie deal

Then next off season if he has a good year the can work on a deal

The Steelers loose nothing by waiting

Nothing

Why is this hard to understand