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InjuryWeek 4
Steelers DE Derrick Harmon carted off with foot injury; Browns DL Mason Graham hobbles to locker room with knee injury.
Injury
foot injury
Status
carted to the locker room
Also
Mason Graham, Browns DL, knee injury, hobbled to the locker room
Derrick HarmonDL, PIT Mason GrahamDL, CLE Cleveland Browns Pittsburgh Steelers
Original report: @AdamSchefter on X (opens in a new tab), Oct 1, 2026, 9:08 PM EDT
Permalink: Steelers DE Derrick Harmon carted off with foot injury; Browns DL Mason Graham hobbles to locker room with knee injury.
InjuryWeek 4QuestionableUpdate: read the earlier report this one follows
Joey Porter Jr. hopes to play Sunday against the Texans after his back is feeling better.
Injury
back
Status
feeling better
First practice
Dallas
Timeline
day by day
Joey Porter Jr.
InjuryWeek 4Injured reserveUpdate: read the earlier report this one follows
Saints place RB Travis Etienne on injured reserve due to hamstring injury.
Player
Travis Etienne
Team
Saints
Position
RB
Injury
hamstring injury
Move
placed on injured reserve
TransactionWeek 4
49ers promoted WR Brandin Cooks to their active roster, signed WR Malik Turner to their practice squad, and released WR KhaDarel Hodge.
Promoted
Brandin Cooks to active roster
Signed
Malik Turner to practice squad
Released
KhaDarel Hodge
Brandin CooksWR, SF KhaDarel HodgeWR Malik Turner
ContractWeek 4ActiveUpdate: read the earlier report this one follows
Joey Porter Jr. headed to Dallas to play for Cowboys without a new contract, as early as Sunday.
Player
Joey Porter Jr.
Team
Cowboys
Status
will play for the Cowboys, as early as Sunday, without a new deal
Status
TransactionWeek 4TradedUpdate: read the earlier report this one follows
Pittsburgh Steelers trade cornerback Joey Porter Jr. to Dallas Cowboys for 2027 sixth-round pick and 2028 second-rounder.
Traded From
Pittsburgh Steelers
Traded To
Dallas Cowboys
Compensation
2027 sixth-round pick and 2028 second-rounder
Background
Lengthy and contentious contract standoff and lingering back issue
TransactionWeek 4Traded
Cowboys trade for Steelers cornerback Joey Porter Jr.
Traded from
Steelers
Traded to
Cowboys
Cowboys sending
2027 sixth-round pick and 2028 second-round pick
Joey Porter Jr.DB, DAL Dallas Cowboys Pittsburgh Steelers

DB, DAL

Dallas Cowboys

Houston Texans

Travis Etienne Jr.RB, NO New Orleans Saints

WR, SF

San Francisco 49ers

both sides hoping and believing they will figure out a way to get it done

Joey Porter Jr.DB, DAL Dallas Cowboys

Joey Porter Jr.DB, DAL Dallas Cowboys Pittsburgh Steelers

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