Deebo & Joe - Part 2: Joey Porter Jr. vs. Ja'Marr Chase + Deshaun Watson's Message to Browns Fans

James Harrison (0:00)

Yeah, well, he said that he sees himself definitely playing this year. And we had some reporters that asked him about his matchup with the Bangos receivers, and he had this to say.

Joe Haden (0:20)

Yeah, it's always a good matchup with the Bangos and what they got over there, their talent. And I always wanted to sharpen iron on iron. So definitely getting out there with those guys is always a good matchup.

Gilbert Arenas (0:30)

Is there any help that you're familiar with, this team, those receivers, this offense, as far as ramping up, not needing to know what they do this week?

Joe Haden (0:38)

I mean, yeah, I played them six times. TN chased five times each, because they both hurt one time out of the six. But yeah, I feel like I have a good indication on those guys and what they like to do. And I never really struggled against them. So it's always been fun for me to get out there.

James Harrison (0:56)

Joe, you're talking, it's not like, it's not like, you know, he go, he go be playing this game. You think he'll be playing? You think he's stepping out there? What's going on? It's not like, it's not like he'll be out there.

Joe Haden (1:04)

I mean, this is what I call him pushing himself, saying what his tape speaks on, what he had, like adding this, what I've done, I've shown when I played against these dudes that, you know what I'm saying? They don't score on me. So I think it's kind of like, I don't, I hope he plays. I don't think that he's going to play, but if he does, he's just saying like, you know what I'm saying? This is my value. This is what I do versus number one receivers. But I'm looking at it like, Joey Porter Jr is kind of in a situation where if Sean Dean and if it's Sante Samuel Jr, when we're going up against these dudes, bust in the secondary, when there's more bust happening, when there's one-on-one coverages, and if Sante Samuel's plays well, and if or if he doesn't go play well versus Ja'Marr Chase and T Higgins. I think that's kind of where the situation was like, Joey Porter, like y'all seeing me out there, it's kind of you're going to be able to know my value more when we're going against the ones. I hope he's out there playing and working in the condition and getting it back right, but we already spoke on, you know what I'm saying, situation. We're going to see how it is. I hope he goes out there, but you know what I'm saying, you never know about that back.

James Harrison (2:12)

Yeah.

To me, you're crazier than cat shit, as my people will say if you think, that man about to step out there and play football on that field, and yeah, that's just not going to happen. I think everybody done back themselves into a corner, and everybody got to stand in that corner right now. Steelers done back themselves into a corner because they don't negotiate the season. He done backed himself into a corner because whatever they wanted to offer, he didn't take. So now, everybody is sitting in the corner, backed up, they're back against the wall, and at the end of the day, it's going to come down to who want to be the most stubborn, and the person that's going to have the most power in the end, is going to be the Steelers because they can franchise this man two times. If you don't play for two seasons, I don't know anybody that set out two seasons on an issue like this and came back, and like I said, played at any level that they were previously accustomed to. So it's not looking positive, bro. And that's great talk, that's what you should say, that's what you're supposed to say, but there's no way. You stepping out there?

Joe Haden (3:32)

Deebo, this is what I'm telling you.

No, because at the end of the day, Joey Porter Jr, we're talking about, is it, we're talking about, just for, you got to step back out of it, and we understand what is the guaranteed money for him and his contract and what he feels like he deserves. And if we're looking at $33 million that the Steelers are offering him as guaranteed money, that doesn't make any sense. 56 that we're saying is that's $23 million in guarantee. We're not even talking about adding $23 million to a contract. It's just the language. It's just guaranteeing the first two seasons, I would think. So I'm like, for Joey Porter Jr, why would he have to not guarantee, we're not asking for no more, just guarantee two years. So it's a, if you want him to really be there, you believe he's going to be there. We have the average per year. It's two years. We're not asking you to guarantee the whole contract. We're asking you just to guarantee two years of the contract. You know what I'm saying? So I would not want to have to put Joey Porter Jr. in the position to be like, no, you got to go take that 30 You got to go take it. We'll be 30, you're guaranteed. No, like I wouldn't want to do that for my son. You're playing a sport, you can get her. Guaranteed, that's what the deal is. And after that, you're going to go out there and outperform it. We're not trying to, he don't think he's being greedy in that situation.