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Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Joey Porter Jr.’s agent appeared to give a positive update on Instagram about his contract negotiations. <\/p>\n
The Pittsburgh Steelers<\/a> have about two weeks to sign cornerback Joey Porter<\/a> Jr. before the start of the 2026 regular season. If a deal is going to happen, it\u2019s going to have to occur soon.<\/p>\n If an update from Porter\u2019s representation means anything, that might be exactly what\u2019s about to happen.<\/p>\n New Steelers safety Jaquan Brisker<\/a>, who was teammates with Porter at Penn State, recently shared a picture of himself and Porter in a Nittany Lions<\/a> uniform on his Instagram story. <\/p>\n Brisker included the caption<\/a>: \u201cThe people say .. they wanna see this again!\u201d<\/p>\n Porter\u2019s agent, Andre Odom, responded, writing his own short caption: \u201cRun it Back! Soon.\u201d<\/p>\n The cornerback is entering the final year of his rookie contract. Porter has reportedly been seeking an extension throughout the offseason and training camp.<\/p>\n The Steelers famously don\u2019t negotiate contract extensions during the regular season. The team will face the Atlanta Falcons<\/a> in Week 1 on Sunday, September 13.<\/p>\n Will Steelers\u2019 Joey Porter Jr. Get Contract Extension Soon? There\u2019s been a lot of negativity with Porter\u2019s contract negotiations lately. On Thursday, The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette\u2019s Gerry Dulac and ESPN\u2019s Adam Schefter both reported the cornerback and team have made<\/a> very little progress on a deal.<\/p>\n Steelers insider Mark Kaboly didn\u2019t offer much better news Friday.<\/p>\n \u201cI know [the Steelers] feel that it\u2019s not going to happen. There\u2019s gonna be a long shot for it to happen,\u201d said Kaboly on 93.7 The Fan\u2019s The PM Team, via Steelers Depot\u2019s Jeremy Pike<\/a>. <\/p>\n The good news is Kaboly doesn\u2019t buy his own report.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t know if I really buy that \u2026 I think they\u2019re believing that it\u2019s likely not going to happen as how it\u2019s sitting right now. So, Joey\u2019s gonna have to basically come to them and change his demands, I guess.<\/p>\n \u201cBut that can very easily happen, too.\u201d<\/p>\n As discussed Thursday<\/a>, there\u2019s a lot of gamesmanship with NFL<\/a> contracts. It\u2019s possible Kaboly\u2019s Steelers sources are presenting a front that a deal isn\u2019t going to occur so Porter is the one who caves in negotiations. <\/p>\n Porter\u2019s agent\u2019s short social media message might ultimately mean nothing. But for now, it\u2019s giving Steelers Nation a glimmer of hope that a deal is still coming.<\/p>\n Porter Still on PUP List<\/p>\n There are a lot of potential factors to the Porter extension negotiations. One of the more intriguing wrinkles with the cornerback this summer is his back injury.<\/p>\n Porter didn\u2019t practice at all during training camp. The team placed him on the PUP list in late July because of a back injury.<\/p>\n However, pundits have speculated recently the injury isn\u2019t serious, instead suggesting Porter\u2019s PUP stint is hiding a contract hold-in situation.<\/p>\n If that\u2019s the case, the Steelers are unlikely to activate Porter from the PUP list until the two sides agree on an extension. If Porter begins the regular season on the PUP list, then he must miss the first four games of the campaign.<\/p>\n The Steelers do have their best cornerback depth in years. Therefore, they might be able to overcome the loss of Porter in 2026, but the defense will also be much better with him on the field.<\/p>\n Last season, Porter posted<\/a> 52 combined tackles with 14 pass defenses and one interception in 14 games.<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tDave Holcomb<\/a> is a sports reporter covering the NFL and MLB for Heavy.com, with a focus on the Pittsburgh Steelers and a variety of other NFL teams. Originally from Pittsburgh, Holcomb has covered college and professional sports for outlets including FanSided, Rotowire and Yardbarker. More about Dave Holcomb<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n \tGettyPittsburgh Steelers cornerback Joey Porter Jr.\u2019s agent appeared to give a positive update on Instagram about his contract negotiations. <\/p>\n