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With the Pittsburgh Steelers taking on the Atlanta Falcons in Week 1 on Sunday afternoon, fans are still wondering where the situation is between the team and cornerback Joey Porter Jr., as both sides continue to negotiate about a contract extension. As Porter’s status with the Steelers for Week 1 is still not finalized, this NFL insider would give insight into where everything is at.

ESPN’s Adam Schefter was on “The Pat McAfee Show,” where he was asked about the likelihood of a deal between Pittsburgh and Porter coming together before Week 1.

However, Schefter would call the situation “difficult,” saying that both sides are still “far apart,” though he always has the feeling that major progression in contract talks can happen before Week 1, though he’s not sure with the Steelers and Porter.

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“I think the Joey Porter one is difficult. The sides have been far apart. But again, on Monday, I said to you at that point in time that Gonzalez and the Patriots were nowhere at that time, and there were some conversations within the organization about whether to pull the deal before they got on the plane, which the deal gets done while they’re on the plane,” Schefter said.

“And it just goes to show you in this last week, I always think that there’s a last push on both sides to get something done,” Schefter continued. “So even people that aren’t close, like Joey Porter Jr., certainly they can get close. They could get close; I’m not saying they will. That one I think is going to be challenging to figure out because the sides have been so far apart.”

"I think the Joey Porter Jr deal is gonna be a difficult one to get done..

There's always that last push to get things done before the season starts though"@AdamSchefter#PMSLivepic.twitter.com/ovYVC5Z9yp

— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) September 10, 2026

At any rate, it remains to be seen what happens between Pittsburgh and Porter ahead of Sunday’s opener against Atlanta.

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