Cowboys Camp: When Will Malik Hooker Practice? Mailbag

Locked On Cowboys: When Will Malik Hooker Practice and More Twitter Questions

Jeremy Brener | Aug 3, 2021

The Dallas Cowboys really struggled in the secondary last season.

According to Pro Football Focus, the team ranked 29th among all secondaries in the 2020 season.

That led the Cowboys to draft two cornerbacks on Day 2 of the NFL Draft -- Kelvin Joseph and Nahshon Wright.

However, the team was not done there. Last week, the the Cowboys signed former Indianapolis Colts safety Malik Hooker to a one-year deal.

Hooker, 25, was a first-round selection by the Colts back in the 2017 NFL Draft. Unfortunately, Hooker's tenure with the Colts was most remembered for the time he spent off the field as opposed to on the field.

The safety out of Ohio State tore his ACL in his rookie season, forcing him to miss nine games and he tore his Achilles last season, causing him to miss all but two games. Through his first four NFL seasons, Hooker played in 35 out of a possible 64 games.

The talent is there with Hooker, who has seven career interceptions through his first 30 NFL appearances. However, the question remains, can he stay at that high level of competition after another gruesome injury?

In this episode of the "Locked On Cowboys" Podcast, Marcus Mosher and Landon McCool discuss when Hooker will take the field and what to expect from him during training camp.

The guys also talk about how head coach Mike McCarthy runs practice and how concerned the team is about quarterback Dak Prescott's shoulder injury.

Marcus and Landon deal with all that more on this episode of "Locked On Cowboys." Join us here!

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Published Aug 3, 2021

JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several Fan Nation websites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener has been with Fan Nation since 2021. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid. He moved to Orlando in 2016 to go to college and pursue a degree. He hosts "The Dream Take" podcast covering the Rockets, which has produced over 350 episodes since March 2020. Brener graduated in May 2020 from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. While at UCF, Brener worked for the school's newspaper NSM.today and "Hitting the Field," a student-run sports talk show and network. He was the executive producer for "Hitting the Field" from 2019-20. During his professional career, Brener has covered a number of major sporting events including the Pro Bowl, March Madness and several NBA and NFL games. As a fan, Brener has been to the 2005 World Series, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 NCAA National Championship between the Villanova Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels. Now, Brener still resides in the Central Florida area and enjoys writing, watching TV, hanging out with friends and going to the gym. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener. For more inquiries, please email jeremybrenerchs@gmail.com.