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09/30 23:43 CDT Cowboys acquiring cornerback Joey Porter Jr. from the Steelers
for 2 draft picks, AP sources say
Cowboys acquiring cornerback Joey Porter Jr. from the Steelers for 2 draft
picks, AP sources say
By SCHUYLER DIXON
AP Pro Football Writer
FRISCO, Texas (AP) --- The Dallas Cowboys are acquiring disgruntled cornerback
Joey Porter Jr. from the Pittsburgh Steelers, two people with knowledge of the
deal said Wednesday night.
Pittsburgh will receive two draft picks from Dallas, a sixth-rounder in 2027
and a second-rounder in 2028, one of the people told The Associated Press. Both
people spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the teams hadn't
announced the deal.
Porter has been inactive all three games this season for the Steelers. The
fourth-year pro has been dealing with a back issue and had also been in the
middle of a contract stalemate with Steelers management over a new deal.
The 26-year-old Porter, a second-round pick out of Penn State in the 2023
draft, was seeking an extension as he entered the final year of the rookie
agreement.
The Cowboys are getting Porter after earlier Wednesday putting safety Jalen
Thompson (hamstring) on injured reserve with a designation to return earlier
Wednesday. They also signed three defensive backs to their practice squad.
Dallas was already missing safety P.J. Locke (torn plantar fascia), who is also
on injured reserve. Both were offseason acquisitions as a part of retooling the
secondary.
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