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Joey Porter

Joseph Eugene Porter

Position: LB
Height: 6-2    Weight: 250 lbs.
Born: March 22, 1977 in Bakersfield, CA
College: Colorado State

Career AV: 81 (331st overall since 1950)

4-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 3rd round (73rd overall) of the 1999 NFL Draft.

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Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty AV
1999 22 PIT 55 16 0 2.0 1 0 2 50 1 10 0 3
2000 23 PIT ROLB 55 16 16 10.5 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 32 1 43 17 1 10
2001 24 PIT ROLB 55 15 15 9.0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 1 0 0 47 14 9
2002*+ 25 PIT ROLB 55 16 16 9.0 4 153 0 84 10 2 0 2 6 0 61 28 15
2003 26 PIT ROLB 55 14 14 5.0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 50 16 7
2004* 27 PIT ROLB 55 15 15 7.0 1 3 0 3 12 3 0 0 0 0 37 17 13
2005* 28 PIT ROLB 55 16 16 10.5 2 9 0 9 4 4 0 1 0 0 40 17 14
2006 29 PIT ROLB 55 14 14 7.0 2 49 1 42 5 39 16 8
2007 30 MIA RLB 55 16 15 5.5 2 19 0 14 5 1 0 0 0 0 56 9 5
2008* 31 MIA ROLB 55 16 16 17.5 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 1 0 37 11 13
2009 32 MIA 55 12 9.0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 34 7
Career 166 137 92.0 12 233 1 84 46 23 0 10 89 2 454 152 1 97
8 yrs PIT 122 106 60.0 10 214 1 84 39 17 0 8 88 2 327 125 1 79
3 yrs MIA 44 31 32.0 2 19 0 14 7 6 0 2 1 0 127 27 18

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1999 22 PIT 55 16 0 1 1 6
2000 23 PIT ROLB 55 16 16 1 1 1 8
2006 29 PIT ROLB 55 14 14 1 1 6
Career 166 137 2 1 3 1 20

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

2002
2004
2005
2008

First-Team All-Pro

2002

Non-Offensive TDs

2000 NFL 1 (10)

Playoff Games Started

Active 11 (21)

Fumble Return Yds

Active 89 (25)
Career 89 (152)

Fumble Return TD

1999 NFL 1 (2)
2000 NFL 1 (1)
Active 2 (7)
Career 2 (37)

Intercept. Ret. Yds

2002 NFL 153 (8)

Intercept. Ret. TD

2006 NFL 1 (4)

Long Intercep. Return

2002 NFL 84 (8)

Sacks

2008 NFL 17.5 (2/19)
Active 92.0 (2)
Career 92.0 (32)

Safeties

2000 NFL 1 (1/18)
Active 1 (6)
Career 1 (69)

 
Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
2002Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL
2004Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
2005Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
2008Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL