Joey Porter Jr. injury update Dallas Cowboys, Digi Mart USA News (Frisco, Texas): Joey Porter Jr. has had a “frustrating” start to his career with the Dallas Cowboys.
Shortly after the blockbuster trade that brought him to the team in late September, he made his debut against the Houston Texans. One week later, he was ruled out just before what would have been his home debut against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, due to a severe intestinal illness.
The shutdown cornerback returned to face the Green Bay Packers. However, an ankle injury he suffered in his Texans debut had limited him over the following two weeks, and he was eventually ruled inactive for the Week 9 matchup against the Indianapolis Colts.
Trying to play through the injury made it worse, so he was shut down medically in Indianapolis.
Porter said on Thursday that he is frustrated by the setbacks. “I mean, it’s definitely frustrating,” he said.
“You know, 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. So when I can’t play football, it’s frustrating for everybody.
I’m just trying to keep the main thing, the main thing, and get back as fast as possible.”
Although he did not participate in Wednesday’s practice, Porter said he has begun running again, something he was not allowed to do over the past couple of weeks. That is a positive sign for his potential availability against the NFC’s top-ranked San Francisco 49ers.
The Cowboys’ decision on whether he can line up against Brock Purdy, Christian McCaffrey and George Kittle will depend on what happens in practice on Friday and Saturday.
Porter also dismissed suggestions that his limited availability is tied to his contract status, a rumor the source says has been debunked on multiple occasions. “I don’t know where that narrative came from,” he said.
“I mean, I get it, it’s the internet, but I don’t really pay 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.”
“I really don’t pay attention to the noise, you know?” he added. “I miss one game, because of my sickness, and then I miss one because I’m banged up.
Football is gonna happen. I really can’t control that.
All I can control is my effort to get back on the field. And that’s what I’m trying to do: try to get better every day to be out there with the guys again.”
