The Cowboys get Branden Chef from Texas in an NFL trade
Brandin Cox finally got his business wish.
The Cowboys are adding another playmaker for Dak Prescott, acquiring a wide receiver in a trade with the Texans, sending Houston in the fifth round in next month’s and 2024 draft, according to multiple reports.
Cooks, 29, had 699 yards and three touchdowns for team bad Texans (3-13-1) in 2022.
He has six 1,000-yard seasons in his career, including in both 2020 and 21 with Texas, which acquired Chefs in a trade with the Rams in 2020.
The addition of Cooks, whose contract pays him $18 million this year with a max hit of $26.46 million, adds a much-needed option to the Cowboys’ passing offense.
CeeDee Lamb led the way for Cowboys receivers last year by catching 107 passes for 1,359 yards and nine touchdowns.
The second leading receiver with 577 yards was tight end Dalton Schultz, who is currently a free agent.
Noah Brown, Dallas’ third leading receiver with 555 yards, signed with the Texans in free agency.
The chefs were upset When Texas did not deal with him at the November NFL trade deadline and Missed the Houston Thursday Night Football game after two days.
“Don’t take a man’s kindness for granted” Cooks wrote on Twitter on time. “Lies were covered for a long time those days. I crossed the line playing in my career.”
Cooks’ trade to the Cowboys marks the fourth time in his career that he has been traded.
The Saints traded him to the Patriots in 2017, and one year later, New England traded Chefs to the Rams.
The trade is another important change for the Cowboys offense this season, if they have it His longtime straight released The Return of Ezekiel Elliott After putting the franchise tag on Tony Pollard.
