Joey Porter Is Packing Heat, Feels for Plax

Apparently those popcorn muscles aren't enough. In an interview aired a couple of minutes ago on ESPN, Dolphins linebacker, sack-master, and nonstop verbal diarrhea specialist Joey Porter said he feels for Plaxico Burress, the Giants wide receiver who recently shot himself in the leg at a nightclub. Porter also told ESPN...
Carbonatix Pre-Player Loader

Audio By Carbonatix

Apparently those popcorn muscles aren’t enough.

In an interview aired a couple of minutes ago on ESPN, Dolphins linebacker, sack-master, and nonstop verbal diarrhea specialist Joey Porter said he feels for Plaxico Burress, the Giants wide receiver who recently shot himself in the leg at a nightclub. Porter also told ESPN he doesn’t hire bodyguards because he has a “little buddy I keep with me” — a.k.a. a handgun.

Do the Dolphins know Porter is packing?

“Do they know?” Porter responded. “Am I not supposed to protect myself, have a house with no guns in it where I just let anyone come in?”

When news happens, Miami New Times is there —
Your support strengthens our coverage.

We’re aiming to raise $30,000 by December 31, so we can continue covering what matters most to you. If Miami New Times matters to you, please take action and contribute today, so when news happens, our reporters can be there.

$30,000

Porter is no stranger to gunshot wounds, lest you forget. Mr. Peezy was shot in the ass outside a Denver nightclub in 2003 just before the season began.

“Until you’ve been in that situation, when you’ve been robbed at

gunpoint or you’ve had a gun waved in your face or had your house

broken into before or been carjacked, you really don’t know what it’s

Related

like,” Porter said.

“This incident was a tough incident,” he said of Plax’s self-inflicted wound. “But he didn’t harm anyone, but harm himself. That’s what I don’t understand.”

Catch the whole video here if you’re looking for more Porter pearls of wisdom.

— Tim Elfrink

Related

GET MORE COVERAGE LIKE THIS

Sign up for the This Week’s Top Stories newsletter to get the latest stories delivered to your inbox

Loading latest posts...