OLB · Arizona Cardinals
Joey Porter
Age 49 · 191 cm (6'3") · 112 kg · Born Mar 22, 1977 · Colorado State
NFL career
1999
debut year
2011
last season
13
seasons
#55
jersey
College: Colorado State
1999 NFL Draft
Rd 3
round
#73
overall pick
PIT
drafted by
Career stats
Regular-season totals from 1999 to 2011 · 182 games.
Defense
423solo tackles
97.5sacks
12INTs
1def TDs
Stats by season
13 regular-season campaigns tracked.
Defense
| Year | Team | G | Tackles | Sacks | Int | Def TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 13 | 20 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 16 | 38 | 10.5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 15 | 37 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 16 | 46 | 9.0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2003 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14 | 40 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 15 | 29 | 7.0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 15 | 32 | 11.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2006 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14 | 25 | 6.5 | 2 | 1 |
| 2007 | Miami Dolphins | 16 | 47 | 6.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2008 | Miami Dolphins | 15 | 32 | 16.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | Miami Dolphins | 13 | 33 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | Arizona Cardinals | 14 | 33 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | Arizona Cardinals | 6 | 11 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Games during career · Arizona Cardinals
Most recent results for the franchise while Joey Porter was on the roster (1999+ play-by-play coverage).
W
L
W
W
W
W
L
W
23–20 vs Seahawks
2011-17 · Jan 1, 2012 · REGULAR
L
16–23 @ Bengals
2011-16 · Dec 24, 2011 · REGULAR
W
20–17 vs Browns
2011-15 · Dec 18, 2011 · REGULAR
W
21–19 vs 49ers
2011-14 · Dec 11, 2011 · REGULAR
W
19–13 vs Cowboys
2011-13 · Dec 4, 2011 · REGULAR
W
23–20 @ Rams
2011-12 · Nov 27, 2011 · REGULAR
L
7–23 @ 49ers
2011-11 · Nov 20, 2011 · REGULAR
W
21–17 @ Eagles
2011-10 · Nov 13, 2011 · REGULAR
Other "Porter" players in NFL history
Different players, same surname — ordered by most recent.
Career badges
Retired
13-year career
External profiles
Colorado State alumni in the NFL
Other NFL players who attended Colorado State.
Dom Jones
CB · 2025 · Browns
Drew Moss
G · 2025 · Titans
Tory Horton
WR · 2025 · Seahawks
Chigozie Anusiem
DB · 2024 · Raiders
Dallin Holker
TE · 2024 · Saints
Mohamed Kamara
LB · 2024 · Buccaneers
Barry Wesley
OT · 2023 · Saints
Dequan Jackson
LB · 2023 · Dolphins
Ryan Stonehouse
P · 2022 · Titans
Stephen Jones
DE · 2022 · Jets
1999 NFL Draft · Round 3 class
Other players selected in the same round.
#62
#65
#66
#67
#68
#68
#69
#71
#72
Daylon McCutcheon
DB · CLE
#63
#64
Brandon Burlsworth
IND
Doug Brzezinski
G · PHI
#65
Cory Hall
FS · CIN
#66
Rex Tucker
OT · CHI
#67
Chris Watson
DB · DEN
#68
Rich Coady
DB · STL
#68
Rich Coady
C · STL
#69
Steve Heiden
TE · SDG
#70
Jared DeVries
DE · DET
#71
D'Wayne Bates
WR · CHI
#72
Grey Ruegamer
G · MIA
OLB peers of the era
Other OLBs who debuted within five seasons of Joey Porter.
Chike Okeafor
Debut 1999 · #56 · Cardinals
Donnie Spragan
Debut 1999 · #59 · Dolphins
Mike Peterson
Debut 1999 · #53 · Falcons
Rahim Abdullah
Debut 1999 · #53 · Browns
Adalius Thomas
Debut 2000 · #96 · Patriots
Adrian Ross
Debut 1998 · #57 · Bengals
Anthony Simmons
Debut 1998 · #51 · Seahawks
Bobbie Howard
Debut 2000 · #52 · Bears