Cowboys CB Joey Porter Jr Sounds off on Contract Being Reason for Absence

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Dallas Cowboys CB Joey Porter Jr. is setting the record straight on missing Sunday's game against the Indianapolis Colts. Porter suffered an ankle injury on Oct. 4 against the…

Dallas Cowboys CB Joey Porter Jr. is setting the record straight on missing Sunday's game against the Indianapolis Colts.

Porter suffered an ankle injury on Oct. 4 against the Houston Texans. He did not finish the game against the Arizona Cardinals on Nov. 1 and was inactive last weekend. While speaking to reporters on Thursday, Porter said he did not play because of the injury, and it has nothing to do with his contract.

"I don't even know where that narrative come from," Porter said, per ESPN's Todd Archer. "I get it. It's the internet, but I really don't pay no attention to that or really care for that. My goal is to win games and play football, and that's what I want to do. So if there's any chance I could get on the field, I'm going to get on the field and do what I do best."

Porter did not practice for the second straight day on Thursday but did work out during the portion of practice that was open to the media. He said he hopes to do more work on Friday and be active for the game against the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday.

"Just to be able to run, be able to cut," Porter said. "I play a position where I got to guard the most athletic people on the field, so if I can't run, skip or jump, then I'm no use out there."

The Cowboys acquired Porter from the Pittsburgh Steelers on Oct. 1 for a 2027 sixth-round pick and a 2028 second-round pick. He is in the final year of his rookie contract and has recorded eight tackles and three passes defended in four games with Dallas.

"It's definitely frustrating. I'm on a new team, and I want to show these guys what I can do, and I feel like I have been for the most part when I'm on the field," Porter said. "... It's frustrating for everybody. I'm just trying to keep the main thing the main thing and get back as fast as possible to play with the guys."

The Steelers selected Porter in the second round of the 2023 draft. He played in 47 games over three seasons in Pittsburgh and finished fifth in Defensive Rookie of the Year voting in…

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