The Steelers traded cornerback Joey Porter Jr. to the Dallas Cowboys after contract talks failed.

League insiders confirmed the deal on Tuesday, moving him from Pittsburgh to Dallas.

Pittsburgh took future draft picks after an extension stalled, instead of paying for a large new contract.

Dallas wanted a starting defensive back to strengthen the secondary, the article says.

The Steelers receive a second-round pick and a sixth-round pick in the trade.

The article says Porter is expected to join Dallas immediately this week.

It calls a deal of this size unusual when it lands midseason with little advance warning.

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