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  • Could an NFL Team Prove a Player Is Faking Back Pain?

    September 29, 2026

    An image of Joey Porter Jr. from IBTimes/Instagram. The labor dispute developing between Joey Porter Jr. and the Pittsburgh Steelers raises an important new question for the NFL’s collectiv...

  • Gonzalez, Porter Jr., and a Gap in the NFL's CBA

    September 6, 2026

    An image of Christian Gonzalez from CBS Sports. Two of the NFL’s premier young cornerbacks, Christian Gonzalez of the Patriots and Joey Porter Jr. of the Steelers signaled that they may ref...

  • What if Joey Porter Jr. Refuses to Play Week 1?

    September 2, 2026

    With news that Steelers’s cornerback Joey Porter Jr. needs to check with the “guys upstairs” to see if he is playing week one, it raises the question: What does the collective bargaining agreement ...

  • Welcome to Balls and Strikes

    August 31, 2026

    This is the first post on Balls and Strikes — a newsletter about collective bargaining and labor relations in professional sports.

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