Pranger » Add Joey Porter to the list of former Steelers

who don’t think highly of Ben Roethlisberger.Porter was a teammate of Roethlisberger’s for three years Mel Blount Jersey , played against him (pictured), and then returned to Pittsburgh and was an assistant coach for the last five years. Discussing the feud between Roethlisberger and Antonio Brown on NFL Network, Porter said Roethlisberger put himself above the rest of the team.Fellow NFL Network commentator Terrell Davis cited as an example that his former teammate, John Elway, would lobby the coaches to give the players more non-contact days during training camp. Davis said Elway did that not for himself — as a quarterback, he wasn’t getting hit in camp anyway — but because he could see that his teammates were getting beaten up and needed a break. Davis said Elway had power within the organization and would use it to help his teammates. Porter responded that Roethlisberger doesn’t do that kind of thing.“It’s clear he has the power Mike Webster Jersey , and how he uses it? He uses it for him,” Porter said of Roethlisberger.Porter indicated that the Steelers would be better off if Roethlisberger were more popular with his teammates.“You want your locker room to love you,” Porter said.There’s been no shortage of former Steelers saying this offseason that they did not love Roethlisberger. Now that the Steelers officially are trying to trade Antonio Brown (not to be confused with the six weeks during which they were unofficially trying to trade him), what happens next?By preventing Brown or his agent, Drew Rosenhaus, from talking to other teams Greg Lloyd Jersey , the Steelers control the process, making their compensation the first order of business, instead of the contractual adjustment that Brown clearly wants. Obviously, however, it’s going to take both to get the deal done.It’s also going to take a team that believes the benefits of Brown’s skills outweigh the potential risks. Risks that, for example Kevin Greene Jersey , he will behave in a new city the same way he behaved in Pittsburgh. Risks that multiple off-field incidents, from the alleged furniture-throwing lawsuit to an alleged domestic altercation, may lead to a suspension. Risks that his recent social-media habits aren’t just an effort to get out of Pittsburgh but a Charlie Sheen-style #tigerblood meltdown that will continue once he’s in a new city.Regardless, he’s now available for any team, if that team is also willing to pay him. Early speculation has centered on teams like the Jets, the 49ers Lynn Swann Jersey , the Raiders, and the Packers. The Steelers surely are counting on multiple teams entering the bidding, in order to drive the price as high as it can be.However it plays out, Brown will receive a $2.5 million roster bonus on March 17, which means it likely will play out by then (unless he agrees to delay the date of the payment). The most important question is whether the Steelers will take what they can get, or whether they have a minimum expectation below which they’ll simply keep him.If it gets to that Bud Dupree Jersey , look for more tweets and videos from Brown that are aimed at forcing his way out of town, with the strategy continuing until he can claim that he is truly #winning.