Houston Texans Trade WR Brandin Cooks to Dallas Cowboys

The Houston Texans have reportedly found a landing spot for No. 1 wide receiver Brandin Cooks.

Matt Galatzan | Mar 19, 2023

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If the Houston Texans rebuild wasn't already in full swing before, it is now.

According to multiple reports, the Texans are trading arguably their best offensive player, star wide receiver Brandin Cooks, to the Dallas Cowboys.

In return for Cooks, the Texans will receive a fifth-round pick in 2023 and a sixth-round pick in 2024.

The deal comes after months of flirting in regard to a trade for Cooks between the two, dating all the way back to October.

However, issues tied to Cooks' $18 million guaranteed 2023 year on the veteran receiver's contract created an obstacle that prevented a potential deal from happening.

It was "complicated,'' a source said to TexansDaily.com then.

Obviously, it is less so now, with Cooks also reportedly restricting his deal with Houston, so that the Texans will pay just $6 million of his deal in 2023, while Dallas will pay the remaining $12 million

On the Dallas side, Cooks, 29, now adds even more firepower to a Dallas offense that, via a pledge from COO Stephen Jones, is planning on adding "playmaking juice.''

And alongside CeeDee Lamb and Michael Gallup, the Cowboys have done just that, in what now becomes arguably the NFL's most talented receiver group.

During the 2022 season with the Texans, Cooks ended up catching 57 passes for 699 yards and three touchdowns - a down year for him as he had previously reached 1000 yards in six of his last seven seasons before a disappointing 2022.

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Published Mar 19, 2023

MATT GALATZAN

Matt Galatzan the Editor-In-Chief of TexansDaily.com. Galatzan graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he studied integrated marketing communications, with minors in journalism and business administration. Galatzan started in the sports journalism industry under Mike Fisher at DallasBasketball.com in 2014, which at the time was part of the 247Sports network. He also spent two years covering the SMU Mustangs for PonyStampede.com on the 247Sports network. When DallasBasketball.com and CowboysCountry.com moved over to Sports Illustrated's Fan Nation network in 2020, Galatzan followed suit, eventually being taking over as the Managing Editor and Publisher of LonghornsCountry.com and AllAggies.com a year later. Through the years, Galatzan has conducted a handful of high-profile one-on-one interviews to add to his resume — in both writing and podcasting. Some of his biggest interviews have been with Mavs owner Mark Cuban, former Longhorns players Dan Neil and Phil Dawson, and many other recruits, and current/former players for each of the teams he has covered. Galatzan is also a full-time employee in the digital media department for Audacy and KRLD FM's 105.3 The Fan in Dallas, which is the official radio home of the Dallas Cowboys. You can find Galatzan on all major social media channels. For any inquiries, please email matt.galatzan@gmail.com