New Cowboys star Joey Porter Jr. missing ‘TNF’ after vomiting from ‘bad virus’

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-09 · by Christian Arnold

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Cowboys cornerback Joey Porter Jr., 26, will miss the team's "Thursday Night Football" game against the Buccaneers due to illness. Porter arrived at AT&T Stadium but was sent home after vomiting from what sources described as a bad virus, according to NFL Network reporters Jane Slater and Mike Garafolo.
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Joey Porter Jr., the 26-year-old cornerback recently signed by the Dallas Cowboys, missed the team's Thursday Night Football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers due to illness. Less than ten minutes before the inactive list had to be submitted, the Cowboys announced that Porter was ruled out because he was "very sick," according to NFL Network’s Jane Slater and Mike Garafolo. Video footage showed Porter arriving at AT&T Stadium looking uncomfortable. Shortly after, Garafolo reported on social media that Porter had been vomiting with a severe virus and was sent home from the stadium. The absence of this key defensive player impacts the Cowboys' depth in cornerback positions for their crucial matchup against the Buccaneers.

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Christian Arnold
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Porter, 26, did arrive at AT&T Stadium on Thursday night, but video of him walking into the facility showed the newly acquired Cowboys cornerback looking to be in some discomfort.
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🔮 Joey Porter Jr. will not play for the Cowboys on “Thursday Night Football” after he was ruled out due to an illness.

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Joey Porter Jr. will not play for the Cowboys on “Thursday Night Football” after he was ruled out due to an illness. asserted
he → play → illness
The Cowboys made the announcement about Porter 10 minutes before inactives had to be handed down for their matchup with the Buccaneers, and it came, according to NFL Network’s Jane Slater and Mike Garafolo, after Porter was “very sick” and was vomiting. uncertain
Porter → make → Slater
Porter, 26, did arrive at AT&T Stadium on Thursday night, but video of him walking into the facility showed the newly acquired Cowboys cornerback looking to be in some discomfort. asserted
cornerback → arrive → discomfort
A short time later, Slater reported on X that a source with the team told her that Porter was ill when he arrived at the stadium, and he was then sent home. asserted
he → report → stadium
That’s when Garafolo followed it up with some added detail. asserted
Garafolo → ’ → detail
“I’m told Porter has been vomiting with a bad virus. asserted
Porter → tell → virus
Just not in a condition to play tonight,” he wrote on social media. asserted
he → play → media
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