Joey Porter Sr. joined the Miami Dolphins with real weight behind his name. A three-time Pro Bowl linebacker and a proven edge terror. However, both Porter and the team failed to gain stability. Season after season, losses piled up, with his role shrinking. And recently, Porter admitted that time was hard for him and his family.

While speaking on the Not Just Football podcast, the former linebacker pulled the curtain back. He explained how jarring the move was from the Steel City to Miami.

“I’m coming off of just winning championships, and one in 15 playing on a team where my kids is asking, ‘Dad, do we have to go to the game today?’ … That was a heartbreaking shit right there, man. You ain’t never experienced that.”

The story cut even deeper after Porter explained how losing str

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