Steelers: George Pickens notes training camp battle with Joey Porter Jr.
The cliche "Iron sharpens Iron" radiates throughout Pittsburgh Steelers training camp in Latrobe. One of the best battles of camp has been when Joey Porter Jr. and George Pickens have matched up, with two ultimate competitors and physical specimens squaring off. But one reporter brought up a narrative about Joey Porter Jr. that Pickens was […]
The cliche "Iron sharpens Iron" radiates throughout Pittsburgh Steelers training camp in Latrobe.
One of the best battles of camp has been when Joey Porter Jr. and George Pickens have matched up, with two ultimate competitors and physical specimens squaring off.
But one reporter brought up a narrative about Joey Porter Jr. that Pickens was having no part of:
George Pickens: "Oh no we're just Having Fun"
"Is Joey having as much fun? It looks like you're getting under his skin a little bit," asked a reporter after Pickens said he was having fun with the competition.
"Oh no, we're just competing, just having fun," said Pickens. "Like I was saying he's a guy that likes to compete, so I'm pretty sure it's not getting to him too."
Pickens has gotten the best of Joey Porter Jr. when the two have matched up, but as Pickens himself noted, "Sometimes better offense beats good defense."
And in large part, that's been the case between these two, with Pickens winning reps that could go either way because, well, he's George Pickens:
This is textbook coverage from Joey Porter Jr. The only thing you would like to see him do is to play through Pickens' catch point, potentially knocking the ball away.
But Pickens has elite body control, and even more impressively, the pace at which he can change his entire profile is elite, and something that few other wideouts can do.
And I know Joey Porter Jr. was smiling underneath that helmet through the rep, because when playing corner in the NFL, sometimes all you can do is laugh.
Porter Jr. has been one of the more upbeat players throughout the entire camp, and rightfully so when you consider the number of interceptions he's tallied up.
So look for these two to go at it even more in camp, but don't expect Joey Porter Jr. to do anything but walk away with his head held high.
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