Cowboys Dealing With Joey Porter Jr. Issue Steelers Know All Too Well

It was somewhat obvious that the Pittsburgh Steelers and Joey Porter Jr.'s relationship was never going to get back to what it should have been. Porter entered this year looking for more money on his deal, but he also said that he was dealing with an injury. 

As a result, the Steelers didn't want to play around any longer and decided to send him to the Dallas Cowboys.

What made things a bit bothersome to many in the fan base was the fact that when he went to Dallas, that injury seemingly wasn't a problem. 

For whatever reason, Porter didn't want to play in Pittsburgh without a new contract, but was willing to do so in Dallas. Now, he's dealing with an ankle injury, and it's kept him off the field over the past two weeks.

Many believe that he's pulling a similar stunt to what he did during his time with the Steelers, but when speaking to reporters about the situation, he said that he doesn't know where that narrative is coming from. 

He said that the only reason he hasn't been on the field recently is that he isn't healthy and it has nothing to do with his contract situation.

"I don't even know where that narrative come from," Porter said, per ESPN. "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."

"The whole foot's jacked up," Porter said. "I was playing on it for a while, and it just kept getting worse to where I had to shut it down. 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. I'm just trying to get back out there as fast as possible."

I would typically believe what Porter is saying here, but I also think it's more than fair to question him a bit considering the stuff that he pulled in Pittsburgh. 

Had he been a guy who came out and played under his current contract and was content with waiting until the offseason to figure that out, I wouldn't have thought much of any injury at this stage of the year. 

However, the fact that he's a little banged up and might not want to risk things certainly poses the question of whether he's being extremely cautious because he knows that he has a lot of money waiting for him in the offseason. I don't necessarily view that as the wrong idea if he is banged up, but it's something to consider.