Steelers Trade Joey Porter Jr. to Cowboys for a 2028 Second-Round Pick and a 2027 Sixth
Update: Porter carries no injury designation into Sunday's game at Houston and is on track to make his Cowboys debut three days after the trade.
The Pittsburgh Steelers traded cornerback Joey Porter Jr. to the Dallas Cowboys on Thursday for a 2028 second-round pick and a 2027 sixth-round pick, ending a contract standoff that had run since the summer.
Why did Pittsburgh move him?
The two sides were far apart on an extension, with a significant gap between the Steelers' valuation and what Porter wanted, and he is in the final year of his rookie deal. He has been inactive for all three games with a back injury he aggravated on the first day of camp. Rookie third-round pick Daylen Everette has been filling in.
What do the Cowboys get?
A starting-caliber cornerback for a secondary that has been without Jalen Thompson and Shavon Revel and has allowed 82 points in three games. No extension is part of the trade and Dallas does not plan to do one during the season, so Porter will reach free agency in March unless he is tagged. A league source told ESPN there is a chance he plays Sunday against the Texans, which would be his first game since Pittsburgh's wild-card loss to Houston in January.
What did Porter say?
"It was a hard process; a lot of ups and downs. Definitely felt disrespected, definitely felt undervalued," he said of the talks with the Steelers. "I'm a Cowboy. I'm in Dallas, so I'm happy about that. I want to finish my career here." On Sunday: "We're just trying to take things day by day, and if everything looks good, then we should be out there." Brian Schottenheimer said a "change of scenery is good," and defensive coordinator Christian Parker called him a "boundary eraser" in man coverage.
Will he play Sunday?
He has no injury designation on the final report, which clears the way for a debut against the Texans, who get receiver Nico Collins back from a hamstring injury.
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Sources
- ESPN: Why Steelers traded Joey Porter Jr. to Cowboys, what's next?
- ESPN: Joey Porter happy for fresh start with Cowboys, eyes Sunday debut
- ESPN: Joey Porter Jr. without designation, could debut for Cowboys
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