A three-year contract will keep four-time Pro Bowl linebacker Joey Porter in the Arizona Cardinals jersey for the 2010 season and the next two seasons. Finishing his eleventh season with the Miami Dolphins, Porter was released by the Dolphins in March and became a free agent before finding a proper job in Arizona.
Spending his first eight seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers and the last three with the Dolphins, Porter has had 92 career sacks and trails only Jason Taylor (127 1/2) among active players. He also has had 12 career interceptions, including one returned for a touchdown, 23 forced fumbles and nine fumble recoveries with two returned for TDs. One of the reasons for Porter to join the Cardinals could be that the team’s coaching staff includes several members of the Steelers’ staff when he was with Pittsburgh.
The first meeting between the linebacker and the team was held on March 11, and one of the familiars was Cardinals head coach Ken Whisenhunt, who was an offensive coordinator with the Steelers when Porter was playing for the Pittsburgh. The familiarity with the coaches just helped Porter made an easier decision to stay in Arizona and ruling out the other suitor the Washington Redskins.
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