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#Cowboys CB Joey Porter Jr tells us the “the whole foot is jacked up” He told me he injured it in the Houston game. “Tweaked it, Houston game, and I just kept playing on it. Yeah. And you know, my 70% looks good. You know, that's what I think. So it just got worse, as I kept playing on.” He said that’s why they had to shut him down. “I feel like all the guys are, you know, wanting me to get back. You know, they know what I can do when I'm out there on the field. I bring a presence out there that is a game-changing type presence.” What does he need to do to feel comfortable to return? “You know, be able to cut. You know, I play a position where I got to guard the most athletic people on the field. So if I can't run, skip, or jump, then I'm no use out there.” He added he doesn’t want to be a liability to the team. I asked him if coming off had anything to do with maybe not having the stats he’s used to and not wanting to sully that? “No, because I just always have the most confidence in myself to feel like I could do what I can do against anybody, 70% or not. That's why I was out there with with the 70%. But it just, like I said, it just was getting worse. And I really don't care too much about the stats. I feel like my tape speaks for itself, and it is what it is.” He also says none of this is tied to his pending contract extension. He did tell me he was able to run today and hadn’t in awhile but didn’t give a clear answer on confidence to play. Porter Jr. has played in 3 games since arriving here. He missed last week w the injury and a game to illness so far.