Football Debate Club: The Steelers’ Dumbest Move Would Be Doing Nothing With Joey Porter Jr.

Mellor agreed with the verdict and added a wrinkle on leverage. He suggested Porter’s national profile hasn’t fully caught up to his tape, which could let the Steelers sign him before he commands a true market reset at the position. “Sign him now,” Mellor said. “Set it and forget it.”

Cameron Heyward and T.J. Watt anchor a defense that is getting older by the year. Porter is the rare young building block already producing at a star level, and every offseason Pittsburgh waits is another offseason the price climbs. The debate wasn’t whether he’s worth it. It was why the front office hasn’t already gotten it done.