I think there’s definitely some real smoke to the Porter news. The connection seems to have originated from a beat reporter in Pittsburgh. And it just makes sense.
The Steelers are a stubborn franchise in a lot of ways and I think it will cost them Porter. And I think Brad would be interested for the right price. Everyone knows CB2 is a weakness without a clear solution. But I can’t imagine him giving up a 1st. Even a 2nd seems steep for a Steelers franchise with very little leverage. I think two 3rds is as high as that price should get, and I wouldn’t be that surprised if the ultimate trade (with any team) makes people say “wow that’s it??” Just because of the monetary component.
Could Holmes extend Porter? I don’t know. If he trades for him he must think so. If Terrion Arnold didn’t conspire to kidnap, and then wasn’t a terrible corner anyway, could he have been extended? If the answer is yes, I don’t see why we can’t give that money to Porter instead.