Cowboys talked to Patriots about trade for CB Christian Gonzalez over the summer

[Risen Star]

This nugget found here.


Again, Dallas’s efforts to add to its defense over the past year have been considerable. The Cowboys were very much in on Maxx Crosby until the Raiders initially agreed to a deal with the Ravens.. They also first reached out to the Steelers on Porter early on in training camp, while making calls on corners with simmering contract situations (New England’s Christian Gonzalez was another). Pittsburgh told Dallas that if a deal happened early in the season, the price would be high. It was too high, at the time, for the Cowboys for a player who had an expiring contract.

 

[Risen Star]

It also states in this article that as of Wednesday morning the Steelers had no plans to trade Porter and expected him to start against the Browns but then Porter showed up to practice and said his back flared up again. That was it for the Steelers and they started contacting interested teams to get him out of there.

 

[nate dizzle]

Right kind of guy

 

[Stash]

It also states in this article that as of Wednesday morning the Steelers had no plans to trade Porter and expected him to start against the Browns but then Porter showed up to practice and said his back flared up again. That was it for the Steelers and they started contacting interested teams to get him out of there.

That seems like a rather rash decision.

 

[nate dizzle]

That seems like a rather rash decision.

For dallas or pittsburgh

 

[atlantacowboy]

Right kind of guy

You have to admit, he is kinda a perfect fit here. The back flare-ups ....... demand for top positional dollar........me-first.......he's looking and sounding like a dallas cowboy.

 

[Stash]

For dallas or pittsburgh

 

[patrick0215]

We're all in boys....time to go on a run!!

 

[big dog cowboy]

Cowboys got a better deal by waiting it seems.

Porter showed up for what was very light work on Wednesday, told the coaches his back was acting up, and pulled himself from practice, delivering the team a surprising blow a little over 24 hours before the game. At that point, the trust between the team and Porter, already strained, was severed. So the Steelers aggressively shopped him, aiming to get him off the roster before kickoff.

Sounds like the situation was getting worse each week and finally came to a head Wednesday. Clearly JPJ wanted out and not only that, it looks like he was trying to force his way out.

 

[speedkilz88]

That seems like a rather rash decision.

It was the last straw just like Micah and Jerry.

Broken trust.

 

[WillieBeamen]

So they wanted to trade for an impact edge rusher, whiffed on Crosby, drafted Malachi, signed 62 year old Von Miller then pivoted to corners?

Its astonishing they thought they were/are ok at Edge

 

[Coogiguy03]

Wasn't going to happen

 

[John813]

So they wanted to trade for an impact edge rusher, whiffed on Crosby, drafted Malachi, signed 62 year old Von Miller then pivoted to corners?

Its astonishing they thought they were/are ok at Edge

No one will ever claim Hendrickson is a 2 way edge, but we could of had him without trading picks to at least bolster the pass rush. Just an odd way they do business.