{"id":19302,"date":"2024-11-27T21:33:42","date_gmt":"2024-11-27T21:33:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/?p=19302"},"modified":"2024-11-27T21:33:42","modified_gmt":"2024-11-27T21:33:42","slug":"cowboys-activate-wr-brandin-cooks-from-ir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/?p=19302","title":{"rendered":"Cowboys Activate WR Brandin Cooks From IR"},"content":{"rendered":"
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After a week back at practice, Brandin Cooks<\/a><\/strong> is ready to go. The Cowboys will have the veteran wide receiver for their Thanksgiving Day game.<\/p>\n

\n\"\"<\/a>The team activated Cooks from IR on Wednesday, ESPN.com\u2019s Todd Archer tweets<\/a>. Cooks will certainly return to a team with a different outlook, as he has been out since Week 4. The Cowboys are now 4-7 and teetering on the brink of falling out of even fringe contention this season.<\/p>\n

This is the second year of Cooks\u2019 reworked Cowboys deal; he is due for free agency in 2025. Traded an NFL-record-tying four times, Cooks has never hit free agency. The Saints (2017), Patriots (2018), Rams (2020) and Texans (2023) have traded him, with the returns lowering as the 2014 first-round pick has moved into the latter part of his career. Cooks, 31, can attempt to create a decent market for himself with a nice finish.<\/p>\n

The 11th-year pass catcher will not be working with Dak Prescott<\/a><\/strong>, as he had in every other game in his Cowboys career. Cooper Rush<\/a><\/strong> is currently taking the snaps, with Trey Lance<\/a><\/strong> set for situational work. Prescott is out for the season after undergoing hamstring surgery.<\/p>\n

Following Brandon Marshall<\/a><\/strong> in tallying 1,000-yard seasons for four different teams, Cooks did not run that number to five last season. He did serve as the Cowboys\u2019 No. 2 wideout, accumulating 657 yards and eight touchdowns \u2014 his most since 2016 \u2014 in 16 games last season. Dallas has seen third-year player Jalen Tolbert<\/a><\/strong> become a regularly used contributor since Cooks\u2019 injury, but a sizable gulf still exists between CeeDee Lamb<\/a><\/strong> and everyone else in Dallas\u2019 passing attack.<\/p>\n

The Cowboys also announced they placed tackle Asim Richards<\/a><\/strong> and cornerback Caelen Carson<\/a><\/strong> on IR. Carson, a rookie fifth-round pick, played a regular role for a stretch this season, seeing 252 defensive snaps in five games. A 2023 fifth-rounder, Richards played 128 snaps on offense this season. He made one start. Both players could return after four missed games, but the Cowboys have four injury activations remaining<\/a>. One may still go to DeMarcus Lawrence<\/a><\/strong>, who joins Cooks in being out since the Cowboys\u2019 first Giants matchup.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n