Joey Porter Jr. has reached the part of his contract standoff where the business side is getting harder to ignore. The Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback is back on the practice field, however, his Week 1 status remains uncertain if the Steelers don't get a deal done. That puts even more attention on a negotiation that has already dragged into September.
And Porter is not navigating it alone. His teammates have backed him throughout the process, with Jalen Ramsey publicly pushing the Steelers to pay him. Now Cameron Heyward has offered Porter something a little different: a veteran's warning about how personal these negotiations can become.
NFL Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Joey Porter Jr.
Heyward spoke about Porter's situation on September 2, and kept his message pretty simple: separate the contract from the locker room, even if that separation is easier said than done.
"Don't take it personal, but you will. It's a business at the end of the day. You know, there's **** ody in that locker room that doesn't want Joey on that field. And that will never change."

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