Steelers coach Joey Porter arrested for aggravated assault and other various charges

[Texecutioner]

PITTSBURGH -- Steelers outside linebackers coach Joey Porter was arrested Sunday night outside a Pittsburgh bar, hours after the team's 30-12 AFC wild-card win over the Miami Dolphins.

Police said security guards at The Flats on Carson summoned a police officer who was working at a nearby restaurant "due to an unruly customer who was in the process of assaulting the doorman.''

Police said the officer stopped the assault and arrested the customer, who was later identified as the 39-year-old Porter, a former star player.

Porter was taken to the Allegheny County Jail. He is charged with aggravated assault, simple assault, resisting arrest, public drunkenness and terroristic threats. It is unclear if he has an attorney who can comment on the charges.

The Steelers acknowledged an "incident involving Joey Porter" in a brief statement Sunday.

http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/...ted-pittsburgh-bar-accused-assaulting-doorman


This guy is always interesting to me. A total junkyard dog. Shame that he did something like this right before a playoff game. He is likely done as a coach now.

 

[infantrycak]

Junkyard dog is being generous. No doubt he was a talented player, but his fellow players voted him one of the dirtiest several times as well. Fine line in football in between huge hits and dirty player. Joey was on the wrong side a lot.

 

[WolverineFan]

I'd be surprised if the Steelers fired him. I've always liked and respected the organization as a whole but Tomlin has always seemed like an enabler to me. I'd bet he goes to bat for Porter with ownership.

 

[steelbtexan]

Junkyard dog is being generous. No doubt he was a talented player, but his fellow players voted him one of the dirtiest several times as well. Fine line in football in between huge hits and dirty player. Joey was on the wrong side a lot.

Love the take no prisoner styles of both Porter/Harrison.

Buttkickers

 

[infantrycak]

Love the take no prisoner styles of both Porter/Harrison.

Buttkickers

Cliff Harris was known as Captain Crash. He was the very definition of the safety that made receivers fear the middle of the field. But not considered dirty. There's a line.

 

[PapaL]

Here's the police report:

 

[Double Barrel]

The police report reads like Porter was just another drunk ahole. Dude might want to put down the bottle.