The Dallas Cowboys have acquired receiver Brandin Cooks from the Houston Texans for two draft picks, a 2023 fifth-round pick and a 2024 sixth-round pick. Cooks had expressed his desire to leave the Texans and not be a part of another rebuild. Although he had a disappointing season in 2022, quarterback Davis Mills did not believe the rumors of the trade affected Cooks’ work ethic. The Texans’ general manager Nick Caserio had stated that the team was in a rebuilding phase and was looking at every player and situation before deciding what was best for the team and organization. Cooks will now join the Cowboys, who have made the playoffs for the past two seasons, while the Texans will look to build for the future with the draft picks they have received. The trade has been made with an eye on future seasons, and it remains to be seen how it will affect both teams in the coming years.
The Dallas Cowboys have acquired receiver Brandin Cooks from the Houston Texans for a 2023 fifth-round pick and a 2024 sixth-round pick, according to Ian Rapoport from the NFL Network. This deal sees Cooks leave the AFC South, a move that he stated at the end of the season that he did not want to be around for another rebuild.
Cooks had his worst season with the Texans and worst since his rookie season in 2022, with 57 catches for 699 yards and three touchdowns through 13 games, all of which he started. Despite the talk of trading Cooks, quarterback Davis Mills did not believe it affected Cooks’ work ethic, and he remained fully invested in helping the team win games.
General manager Nick Caserio stated that the Texans were in the team-building process and would look at every player and individual situation before deciding what was best for the team and organization moving forward. The Texans have received a 2023 fifth-round pick and a 2024 sixth-round pick in exchange for Cooks, indicating that the trade has been made with an eye on future seasons.
The move to the Cowboys will see Cooks join a team that has made the playoffs for each of the past two seasons, while the Texans are still in a rebuilding phase. Cooks showed signs that he no longer thought himself a part of the Texans team during the early parts of free agency when former Los Angeles Rams teammate Robert Woods signed with the Texans. Cooks did not mention how the two would be teaming up once again, instead tweeting that he “loved to see that” for Woods.
This trade will see Cooks join a new team with a fresh start, while the Texans will look to build for the future with the draft picks they have received. It remains to be seen how the move will affect both teams in the coming seasons, but for now, Cooks is officially a member of the Dallas Cowboys, and the Texans have added to their draft capital.
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