Joey Porter Jr. Expected to Play Through Ankle Injury Against Packers

The Dallas Cowboys are rolling into Green Bay today, and they are dragging their top cornerback out of the medical tent with them. Jeremy Fowler reports that Joey Porter Jr. is expected to suit up against the Packers despite nursing a questionable ankle.

If you have been tracking Porter's medical chart since he was traded to Dallas, you know the guy simply cannot catch a break. He already missed the start of the season with a back injury and had to sit out a Thursday night game against Tampa Bay because of an illness.

"Cowboys corner Joey Porter Jr. (questionable, ankle) is expected to play today vs Green Bay, per source. - Jeremy Fowler"

Now he gets to test a bad ankle against a Packers team that just nuked Chicago 31-7. Throwing a hobbled cover guy at a red-hot offense is the exact type of scenario that makes you question your life choices if you are holding a Dallas moneyline ticket.

The Cowboys do not really have the luxury of resting him. Their defensive front is already down Solomon Thomas thanks to a calf injury, which means the pass rush is going to need an extra second to get home.

That leaves Porter on an island, trying to plant and drive on a compromised joint. Playing cornerback in the NFL with a bad ankle is like trying to guard someone on an ice rink while wearing dress shoes. One false step on a double move and you are a viral highlight.

We will find out quickly just how functional that ankle actually is. If Porter looks a half-step slow in the first quarter, expect Green Bay to target him relentlessly until the Dallas coaching staff is forced to save him from himself.