“F— them picks,” Los Angeles Rams general manager Les Snead once wore on a T-shirt as the team celebrated a Super Bowl championship in 2022.
The Dallas Cowboys appeared to have taken a shine to the mantra as team owner Jerry Jones goes all in to get his team back to glory.
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The Cowboys agreed to trade a 2027 sixth-round pick and a 2028 second-round pick to the Pittsburgh Steelers for cornerback Joey Porter Jr., early Thursday, according to multiple reports. The team later confirmed the deal.
Porter was dealing with a back issue and a contentious contract negotiation with the Steelers, which led to the inevitable trade three weeks into the 2026 regular season. He had an interception, 52 tackles and a sack last season.
“Here I come … Dallas,” Porter wrote on his Instagram Stories, confirming a deal was in place.
Porter was inactive for the first three Steelers games of the season. He had already been ruled out for Pittsburgh’s Thursday night game against the Cleveland Browns.
Jones had already made clear in the offseason he was willing to give up draft capital to reshape his roster. Though the team didn’t pull the trigger on a trade for Las Vegas Raiders star Maxx Crosby when they seemingly had the chance, the Cowboys went out and got a whale to bolster their secondary.
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He told 105.3 The Fan in September the team was “in play” to make another trade with a focus on the defensive side of the ball. The trade came weeks later, but better late than never.
Dallas has already allowed an average of 387 yards per game – third-worst in the league above the Detroit Lions and Indianapolis Colts. They head into Week 4 with a point differential of plus-6, but have losses to the New York Giants and Baltimore Ravens already on their docket.
The Cowboys have wheeled and dealt over the last 13 months or so.
Dallas traded Micah Parsons right before the start of the 2025 season to the Green Bay Packers for Kenny Clark and some draft picks. The Cowboys then used picks to trade for Quinnen Williams, who was with the New York Jets, during the season.
Now, there’s no excuse.
Jones had a little extra pep in his step after the team beat the Washington Commanders in Week 2. Everyone knows the 83-year-old billionaire is willing to do what it takes to get one more Super Bowl. Porter is another piece to make those dreams come true.
