Christian Gonzalez agreed to a four-year, $135 million contract with the Patriots early Tuesday morning, leaving Joey Porter Jr. as the last big-name cornerback waiting for a long-term deal.
Mike Garafolo of NFL Media reports that the Steelers made an offer to Porter, but that the proposed deal was “not good enough . . . to be deemed close.”
The sides are at least negotiating with time running out.
The Steelers do not negotiate contract extensions once the season starts.
Porter spent training camp on the active/physically unable to perform list with what the team called a back issue. He returned to practice last Tuesday, and the Steelers began…
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