Brandin Cooks

2023 - 3 - 19

Sources - Cowboys trade for Texans WR Brandin Cooks (ESPN)

The Cowboys are acquiring wide receiver Brandin Cooks from the Texans in exchange for two draft picks.

Cooks, 29, has been vocal about his unhappiness in Houston and said he didn't want to be part of a rebuild. They had three fifth-round picks after compensatory selections were announced but have since dealt two of them. "Beyond blessed and can't wait to go be special for the star! 176 overall). Tolbert caught just two passes as a rookie. He is under contract through 2024.

NFL's most-traded players of all-time: Brandin Cooks ties Eric ... (CBSSports.com)

The Cowboys made waves on Sunday by trading for Brandin Cooks, who made his own waves by tying Eric Dickerson as the most traded player in NFL history since ...

[Broncos](https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/teams/DEN/denver-broncos/) in 2006. Hendricks made an immediate impact on Baltimore's already talented defense, as the Colts avenged their loss in Super Bowl III by defeating the [Cowboys](https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/teams/DAL/dallas-cowboys/) two years later in Super Bowl V. But after winning just four of his 13 starts in 1971, Tarkenton was traded back to the Vikings during the 1972 offseason. Already a very good team, the Raiders became a championship team after acquiring Hendricks, who helped Oakland capture their first Super Bowl title (at Tarkenton and the Vikings' expense) at the end of the 1976 season. [Brandon Marshall](/nfl/players/426135/brandon-marshall/) [Titans](https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/teams/TEN/tennessee-titans/) midway through the 2010 season. Moss and the Patriots ultimately fell short of perfection, falling to the [Giants](https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/teams/NYG/new-york-giants/) in Super Bowl XLII. He spent one season with the Giants before spending another season with the Seahawks in 2018. Moss caught a record 23 touchdown passes that season while helping [Tom Brady](/nfl/players/187741/tom-brady/) become the first quarterback in league history to throw 50 touchdowns in a single season. He was traded to the Raiders in 1992, where he spent one season before being traded to the And once Cooks plays a down for the Cowboys, he'll have the record all to himself for the most teams played with after a trade (Dickerson was dealt to the Packers in his fourth and final trade, but never played a down for them after failing his physical). He played for the Saints in his first three seasons before being traded to the Patriots.

Cowboys trade for Texans WR Brandin Cooks, ties record for most ... (Yahoo)

Cooks has wanted out of Houston since at least October, and is finally getting his wish.

Report: Cowboys trade for wide receiver Brandin Cooks, send picks ... (NBC Sports Boston)

The Dallas Cowboys reportedly traded for wide receiver Brandin Cooks, sending two late-round picks back to the Houston Texans.

Noah Brown, their third-leading receiver last season, signed with the Texans as a free agent. The Cowboys lacked a consistent second option last season after trading Amari Cooper, and their second-leading receiver from 2022 -- tight end Dalton Schultz -- is currently a free agent. He played in consecutive Super Bowls for the Patriots and Rams, losing both times to the Eagles and Patriots, respectively.

Cowboys acquire WR Brandin Cooks from Texans for 2 late-round ... (Boston.com)

The Dallas Cowboys have acquired Texans wide receiver Brandin Cooks in exchange for fifth and sixth round draft picks.

Lamb, who turns 24 next month, had career highs of 1,359 yards and nine touchdowns last season. New Orleans acquired him for the 27th overall pick and a third-rounder that year. The Browns absorbed the entire $20 million owed to Cooper.

How many times has Brandin Cooks been traded? Former Texans ... (Sporting News)

The Texans are trading Brandin Cooks to the Cowboys. He is now one of the NFL's most traded players of all time.

That is certainly a nice compromise, as Dallas is getting Cooks on a team-friendly deal and will be able to cut or trade Cooks without consequence if it doesn't want to pay him $16.5 million for the 2024 season. Cooks will look to continue his relative success in Dallas. Cooks signed a two-year contract extension with the Texans in April of 2022. 1 receiver as the team reorganized the quarterback position but after some tensions ahead of the 2022 trade deadline, the Texans moved off Cooks in the 2023 offseason. That prompted the Rams to trade him to the Texans, a trade in which they got less than they gave up for Cooks. The jury is still out on whether Jefferson will become a strong starting receiver, but he posted 50 catches for 802 yards and six touchdowns in 2021 and helped the Rams to win a Super Bowl as the team's No. The Cooks trade also proved to be a middling one for the Rams. Moving off Cooks was an odd choice for the Patriots, but they still managed to get solid compensation in return for his services. The Patriots acquired Cooks after he posted back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons with the Saints. During the early stages of his career, Cooks was viewed as a premium, No. Brandin Cooks has been traded four times during his career. Now, after a few seasons in Houston, Cooks will be making a home in Dallas and playing for his fifth different NFL club.