{"id":297409,"date":"2026-10-01T04:56:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T04:56:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/297409\/"},"modified":"2026-10-01T04:56:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T04:56:12","slug":"joey-porter-jr-traded-by-pittsburgh-steelers-to-dallas-cowboys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/297409\/","title":{"rendered":"Joey Porter Jr. traded by Pittsburgh Steelers to Dallas Cowboys"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Dallas Cowboys have agreed to terms on a trade with the Pittsburgh Steelers for cornerback\u00a0Joey Porter Jr.<\/a>\u00a0The Cowboys announced<\/a>\u00a0the move on Wednesday night.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Multiple NFL insiders, including The Ringer’s Tom Pelissero<\/a>, reported that Porter is headed to Dallas for draft compensation after a prolonged contract standoff with the Steelers. NFL Network’s Jane Slater<\/a> reported the Cowboys are sending a 2027 sixth-round pick and a 2028 second-round pick to Pittsburgh, and NFL insider Jordan Schultz\u00a0reported<\/a>\u00a0that Dallas does not plan to sign Porter to an extension immediately.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Joey Porter Jr. #24 of the Pittsburgh Steelers defends in coverage during an NFL wild card playoff football game against the Houston Texans at Acrisure Stadium on Jan. 12, 2026, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n

Cooper Neill \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n

The fourth-year cornerback has been managing a back injury amid a contract stalemate<\/a> with the Steelers. Porter was ruled out for the Steelers’ game on Thursday against the Cleveland Browns with a not injury related\/conditioning\/back designation after being a limited participant in practice on Wednesday. He was a full participant on Monday and Tuesday. Porter has not appeared in a game so far this season.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The 26-year-old and the Steelers failed to reach a contract extension before the franchise’s Week 1 negotiating deadline<\/a>, leaving Porter to play out the final year of his rookie deal. Porter was a second-round pick in 2023 out of Penn State University.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Porter is coming off his best season as a pro. In 2025, he tallied 14 passes defended and one interception. He will provide a boost to a Cowboys secondary that is dealing with multiple injuries. This season, Dallas is allowing 27.3 points per game. The Cowboys play the Houston Texans (0-3) on Sunday, and it was not immediately known whether Porter would make his debut this weekend.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Porter is the son of former NFL linebacker and Steelers assistant coach Joey Porter Sr.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

Pittsburgh (2-1) and Dallas (1-2) have now traded with each other three times since 2025. The Steelers traded wide receiver George Pickens<\/a> to the Cowboys in May 2025 and then traded offensive lineman Broderick Jones<\/a>\u00a0to Dallas in August 2026.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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