Joey Porter Jr.: ruled out vs. Patriots with back injury

THE FACT. The Steelers ruled out cornerback Joey Porter Jr. for Sunday's game against New England with a back injury on their Friday, Sept. 18 injury report, per Steelers.com's Teresa Varley. He left Thursday's practice early with the back issue.

THE VERDICT. IDP: remove him from lineups this week. DFS: New England's receivers get a small bump against a Pittsburgh secondary missing its top corner. Redraft: no offensive action needed, but downgrade the Steelers D/ST slightly.