Joey Porter Jr. joined the Dallas Cowboys in a trade with the Pittsburgh Steelers announced September 30, 2026. Dallas sent a 2027 sixth-round pick and a 2028 second-round pick to Pittsburgh.
Porter did individual work at Dallas practice on October 1. Coach Brian Schottenheimer had not confirmed whether the cornerback would make his Cowboys debut against Houston on October 4.
Updated October 1, 2026 (America/New_York). The September 20 Pittsburgh roster record below is historical and predates the trade. Practice participation is separate from game-day availability.
Dated roster observations; not a complete career or transaction history
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Record date
Team
Roster status
Effective date
Record
Season 2026 · Week 5
Oct 11, 2026, 10:00 am EDT Updated
Dallas Cowboys
Inactive classification (not game-day status)
Not supplied
Weekly roster
Season 2026 · Week 4
Oct 11, 2026, 10:00 am EDT Updated
Dallas Cowboys
Active roster
Not supplied
Weekly roster
Season 2026 · Week 3
Oct 11, 2026, 10:00 am EDT Updated
Pittsburgh Steelers
Inactive classification (not game-day status)
Not supplied
Weekly roster
Season 2026 · Week 2
Oct 11, 2026, 10:00 am EDT Updated
Pittsburgh Steelers
Inactive classification (not game-day status)
Not supplied
Weekly roster
Season 2026 · Week 1
Oct 11, 2026, 10:00 am EDT Updated
Pittsburgh Steelers
Inactive classification (not game-day status)
Not supplied
Weekly roster
Dated observation
Sep 20, 2026, 7:00 am EDT Observed
Pittsburgh Steelers
Active roster
Not supplied
Dated roster
Weekly rows describe the supplied week, not a dated transaction. Observed dates show when a record was checked, not when a contract or roster move took effect. Conflicting records remain separate. Only retained observations are shown; game-day status belongs to the availability report.
Reported transactions
These recorded moves do not form a complete career history. Current membership and effective time are not inferred from these moves.
Regular-season records. Totals use each recorded season once, even when team splits and a combined row are both shown. Rates are recalculated from the counted totals. A dash means a value is missing or cannot be calculated reliably; these records do not establish complete career coverage. The current-season row is as of the update time above and can differ from the season statistics section, which adds up box scores through the latest recorded final.
Defense by season
Season
Team
GP
TOT
SOLO
AST
SACK
FF
FR
YDS
INT
YDS
AVG
TD
LNG
PD
STF
STFYDS
KB
2023
PIT
17
43
32
11
0
0
0
0
1
0
0.0
0
0
10
1
5
0
2024
PIT
16
70
53
17
0
0
0
0
1
16
16.0
0
16
7
2.5
4
0
2025
PIT
14
52
35
17
1
0
0
0
1
0
0.0
0
0
14
0
0
0
Recorded total
1 known team
47
165
120
45
1
0
0
0
3
16
5.3
0
16
31
3.5
9
0
Games, player statistics and availability
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Practice reports, game designations, game-day status and reserve status describe different things. Missing fields do not mean cleared or active. Browse recorded reports
Dallas spent its long break after Thursday's 24–16 home defeat reviewing all three phases. The owner says nobody is being fired before the October 18 trip to Green Bay.
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Todd Bowles put the Pro Bowl safety's absence at two to four weeks, which takes him out of Thursday night's game in Dallas as Tampa Bay tries to avoid an 0–5 start.
