Do Steelers fans see big, bad Joey Porter as a family man?
Porter: People aren’t going to talk about Joey Porter the married man with four kids. They want to hear about me playing football, the attitude I have, stuff like that. That’s always going to be the stereotype I get. But I don’t mind it because I feel like where I’m at with my life — my family and my kids — I don’t have to brag about that. Football is the thing I do to provide for my family, but my family is my life. My bio says: married with four children. They know I’m a family man. They know I have a daughter that’s autistic. Every now and then they ask something about that. If you ask me about it, we can talk about it. But they just kind of choose not to, so I just give them what they want to hear. Trib: It sounds like you’re two different people. Are you a football player by day and a family man by night? Porter: I have to be. I can’t be the same person I am at work that I am at home. I can’t bring my work home to my kids. When I’m out there on the football field, I believe this
