​Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Joey Porter Jr. in a game against the Cleveland Browns on Dec,. 28, 2025. — Ed Thompson / Steelers NowAnd there you have it. The Pittsburgh Steelers’ seemingly never-ending saga with Joey Porter Jr. is over.Late Wednesday night, general manager Omar Khan shipped the budding young cornerback to the Dallas Cowboys for a package that includes a second-round pick, per NFL insider Ari Meirov.BREAKING: The #Steelers are trading CB Joey Porter Jr. to the #Cowboys for a package that includes a 2nd-round pick. pic.twitter.com/fe2CkT1fPg— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) October 1, 2026Porter had been full-go during the Steelers’ first two practices this week before dropping down to being a limited participant on Wednesday, then being ruled out for the team’s game on the road against the Cleveland Browns on Thursday night.Porter didn’t play in a game for the Steelers this season after waiting on a new contract that never came during the offseason. Meanwhile, he watched Cleveland’s Denzel Ward, Seattle’s Devon Witherspoon and New England’s Christian Gonzalez reset the market.This is the third time over the past two years that Khan has done business with Jerry Jones and the Cowboys, having shipped mercurial receiver George Pickens and former first-round draft pick Broderick Jones to America’s team.The Steelers will no longer have to deal with the distraction that Porter caused over the past few months, while it’ll be interesting to see if Porter’s on-and-off back injury heals now that he’s shed the black and gold colors.Related HeadlinesBengals Sign Former Steelers Wide ReceiverAnother Team Emerges as Potential Suitor For Steelers Joey Porter Jr.T.J. Watt Has Taken His Game to Another Level This SeasonRead more at Steelers Now