Joey Porter Jr. embraces fresh start with Cowboys after feeling ‘disrespected’ by Steelers

FRISCO, Texas — Joey Porter Jr. was in the middle of watching the new Brad Pitt movie at 11:30 p.m. Wednesday night when his phone lit up. It was a text from his agent letting him know his contract stalemate with the Pittsburgh Steelers was over and that he was being traded to the Dallas Cowboys in exchange for a 2027 sixth-round pick and a 2028 second-round pick.

"Man, I was excited. I'm not even going to lie. I was actually at the movies when I got the call, so I had to leave the movies and went home. But I mean, I was blessed. I was excited," Porter Jr. said after his first Cowboys practice on Thursday. "I called my people, and they were excited with me. So new chapter, new beginnings, and I'm ready."

How is it that the Cowboys were able to acquire Porter Jr. right after he led the NFL in passer rating against as the primary defender in coverage in 2025, among 128 players with at least 60 pass attempts thrown their way, with a 49.1 passer rating allowed? He wasn't feeling the love from the franchise that drafted him with the first pick of…

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