TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) - Free-agent linebacker Joey Porter agreed to a three-year contract Friday with the Arizona Cardinals.
He is Bakersfield resident who was a star at Foothill High School before breaking numerous records at Colorado State before being drafted into the NFL.
Terms of the deal were not immediately released.
Porter, an 11-year NFL veteran and four-time Pro Bowler, spent the past three seasons with the Miami Dolphins. He played the first eight years of his career with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
With 92 career sacks, Porter trails only Jason Taylor (127½) in sacks among active players. Porter has 12 career interceptions, including one returned for a touchdown, 23 forced fumbles and nine fumble recoveries with two returned for TDs.
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