After being called for six penalties against the Bengals, Mike Tomlin is not panicking about Joey Porter Jr.'s play.

Sunday was a rough one for Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Joey Porter Jr., who was tasked with contending with Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins. Porter ended up with four penalties and struggled. But when head coach Mike Tomlin addressed them a his Tuesday press conference but he went to bat for Porter with a perfect example.

The Pittsburgh Steelers saw promising second-year cornerback Joey Porter Jr. called for six penalties against the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday. Officially, only four of those were accepted, but both figures are the highest in a single game this season by a player.

And for Joey Porter Jr. and the Pittsburgh Steelers, those penalties are starting to add up, and while they're costing the team yardage right now, they could be costing them wins in the future: Joey Porter Jr.

Does Joey Porter Jr. have a metaphorical target on his back in the eyes of officials? If so, the bullseye was hit several times on Sunday. By yellow flags. The Pittsburgh Steelers’ No. 1 cornerback, P

What Joey Porter said about the number of flags thrown on him Sunday and this year and what his plan is to deal with the attention in 2024

CINCINNATI — Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Joey Porter Jr. will probably spend the rest of the next week looking over his shoulder every time he does something, to make sure that someone wearing stripes hasn’t tossed a small yellow flag behind him.