The Dallas Cowboys have traded for cornerback Joey Porter Jr. from the Pittsburgh Steelers for a 2027 sixth-round pick and a 2028 second-round pick. Per conditions on the 2027 pick, Porter needs to be on the Cowboys’ game-day roster for two games this season, a source told ESPN.

Porter has been inactive for all three games this season for the Steelers. Listed with a back injury, tensions between Porter and the Steelers have been building throughout the offseason through Week 4. 

Porter, with one year left on his contract, sought a contract extension, but with both parties in a stalemate, a trade seemed likely.

Dallas’s defense, ranked dead last in the league with the most points allowed per game, has now added Porter, who has allowed only one touchdown in his career and zero during man coverage.

Arriving in Dallas, Porter spoke with the media when asked about his back; he smiled and said his back was “feeling better.”

“We’re just trying to take things day by day, and if everything looks good, then we should be out there,” Porter said.

Days after being traded, Porter will suit up for the Cowboys in Week 4 against the Houston Texans. Porter last played in the AFC Wild Card game against the Texans, losing 30-6.

“I think it really just gave me the utmost confidence because I feel like I played well last time I played them in the playoffs,” Porter said. “So now the first time I’m suiting up, hopeful suit up, it’ll be against them. I mean that would be ideal. I’m pretty used to their scheme, and what they want to do with C.J. Stroud, I think I could be a matchup for that.”

The Cowboys’ pass defense has improved so far this season, ranked 13th compared to 32nd last season. With the addition of Porter, this pass defense could leap into the top 10.

Steelers outside linebackers coach Joey Porter was arrested Sunday night outside a Pittsburgh bar, hours after the team’s 30-12 AFC Wild Card victory over the Miami Dolphins.

Steelers Assistant Joey Porter Arrested At Pittsburgh Bar, Accused Of Assaulting Doorman

Porter, 39, faces aggravated assault, simple assault, resisting arrest, public drunkenness and terroristic threats charges after an off-duty officer, who was working as a security guard at a South Side restaurant, witnessed Porter attack the employee of the nearby bar.

“Once he arrived on the scene, the officer stopped the assault and arrested (Porter)” Pittsburgh police said in a statement early Monday morning.

Porter, a former Steelers player, was taken to the Allegheny County Jail.

Chris Mueller of The Beaver County Times first reported the arrest in a series of tweets Sunday night:

The Steelers released the following statement late Sunday night:

“We are aware of an incident tonight involving Joey Porter. We are still gathering information as it pertains to the situation, and we will have no further comments until we get more details.”

Porter was released on $25,000 bond and has a court appearance scheduled for Jan. 19.

Porter spent eight of his 13 years in the NFL with the Steelers. He is in his second season as the team’s outside linebackers coach.

Porter has had several run-ins with the law in the past, including a 2010 arrest for suspicion of drunk-driving and an accusation of assaulting a police officer and resisting arrest. Those charges, filed in his hometown of Bakersfield, California, were eventually dropped.

The Steelers will next visit the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday.

ATLANTA, GA – DECEMBER 14: Joey Porter, a former Pittsburgh Steelers player, walks on the field prior to the game against the Atlanta Falcons at the Georgia Dome on December 14, 2014 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)