Joey Porter Jr. seems to be in danger of missing yet another game. Porter did not practice on Wednesday, which is not a good sign for his chances to see action in this coming Sunday's showdown against the San Francisco 49ers at AT&T Stadium in Arlington.
Listed with an ankle issue, the cornerback didn't sound too optimistic about his foot when he spoke about it recently.
“The whole foot jacked up,” Porter said, via Calvin Watkins of the Dallas Morning News. “I was playing on it for a while and it just kept getting worse to where I had to shut it down. So I feel like all the guys are wanting me to get back. They know what I could do when I'm out there on the field. I bring a presence out there that is a game changing type presence. So I'm just trying to get back out there as fast as possible.”
The Cowboys could sure use someone with game-changing abilities on the field on defense. They are 15th in the league with 225.2 passing yards allowed per game and are allowing a 65.5 percent pass completion rate to opponents. For comparison, the Minnesota Vikings top that statistic through nine weeks of football with a 57.7 percent completion rate.
Porter, who missed the Cowboys' 27-23 win over the Indianapolis Colts on the road in Week 9, has also been a subject of rumors about his contract status affecting his availability on the field. The former Penn State Nittany Lions star defensive back is playing on a contract year. Cowboys team owner Jerry Jones has already shut down that notion.
Traded by the Pittsburgh Steelers to the Cowboys in October, the 26-year-old Porter has zero interceptions, eight combined tackles and three passes defended in four games played thus far in 2026.