The cornerback market has been reset twice in one week. Carolina's Jaycee Horn received a four-year, $100-million contract last week, making him the highest-paid defensive back in NFL history. Now, Houston's Derek Stingley Jr. surpasses him, agreeing to a three-year, $90-million extension.
All I'm thinking now is Joey Porter Jr. is going to be expensive to re-sign or extend.
Porter will be entering the final season of his rookie deal next year, making the summer of 2026 a pivotal one for both Porter and the team. If Porter takes another step forward in 2025, he could become a very rich man.
I don't think Porter's on that level just yet. After putting up some numbers as a rookie that compared to Sauce Gardner's rookie year, he regressed a bit in his second season. He committed 15 penalties, as well as five that were declined or offset. That's more than any other cornerback in the NFL. His passer rating against also went from 68.8 as a rookie (eighth-best) to 91.6 in 2024 (37th).
One area of true growth for Porter was as a tackler. Not only did he rack up 70 tackles, his missed tackle percentage improved from 12.8% to 11.7%, according to Pro Football Focus. That's not a huge improvement, but that number is right in line with Stingley (11.5%), who's now the highest-paid cornerback in NFL history.
The penalties often get fans frustrated, but those are easy to live with if it comes with elite coverage. Horn, who just received a gigantic raise, was second in the league in penalties. If Porter can add more than one interception per year, at least get in the double-digits in passes defensed (10 in 2023, only seven in 2024) and force more incompletions the way he did as a rookie, the penalties will become much less painful. As a rookie, Porter had a 44.8% catch rate against, which ranked eighth in the NFL. Last year, he ranked 87th with a 60.5% catch rate against.
The market dictates contracts. T.J. Watt will get a much larger contract than he did in 2021 because Myles Garrett just received $40 million per year. With cornerbacks now eclipsing $30 million per year, Porter could wind up with a gigantic contract should he realize his potential. Or, it sounds silly, if he plays like he did as a rookie.
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The cornerback market has been reset twice in one week. Carolina's Jaycee Horn received a four-year, $100-million contract last week, making him the highest-paid defensive back in NFL history. Now, Houston's Derek Stingley Jr. surpasses him, agreeing to a three-year, $90-million extension.
All I'm thinking now is Joey Porter Jr. is going to be expensive to re-sign or extend.
Porter will be entering the final season of his rookie deal next year, making the summer of 2026 a pivotal one for both Porter and the team. If Porter takes another step forward in 2025, he could become a very rich man.
I don't think Porter's on that level just yet. After putting up some numbers as a rookie that compared to Sauce Gardner's rookie year, he regressed a bit in his second season. He committed 15 penalties, as well as five that were declined or offset. That's more than any other cornerback in the NFL. His passer rating against also went from 68.8 as a rookie (eighth-best) to 91.6 in 2024 (37th).
One area of true growth for Porter was as a tackler. Not only did he rack up 70 tackles, his missed tackle percentage improved from 12.8% to 11.7%, according to Pro Football Focus. That's not a huge improvement, but that number is right in line with Stingley (11.5%), who's now the highest-paid cornerback in NFL history.
The penalties often get fans frustrated, but those are easy to live with if it comes with elite coverage. Horn, who just received a gigantic raise, was second in the league in penalties. If Porter can add more than one interception per year, at least get in the double-digits in passes defensed (10 in 2023, only seven in 2024) and force more incompletions the way he did as a rookie, the penalties will become much less painful. As a rookie, Porter had a 44.8% catch rate against, which ranked eighth in the NFL. Last year, he ranked 87th with a 60.5% catch rate against.
The market dictates contracts. T.J. Watt will get a much larger contract than he did in 2021 because Myles Garrett just received $40 million per year. With cornerbacks now eclipsing $30 million per year, Porter could wind up with a gigantic contract should he realize his potential. Or, it sounds silly, if he plays like he did as a rookie.
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