New Dallas Cowboys receiver Brandin Cooks has been everywhere, man.
After the speedy wide receiver was traded to Dallas from the Houston Texans on Sunday morning, Cooks joined the fifth team in his professional career.
Four of those teams were joined by trade. Indeed, Cooks has been traded four times in his career since being taken in the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft by the New Orleans Saints.
In 2017, the New England Patriots traded a first-round pick and a third-round pick to New Orleans for Cooks and a fourth-round pick. Then, in 2018, the Los Angeles Rams sent a first rounder and a sixth rounder to New England for Cooks and a fourth rounder.
In 2020, the Houston Texans acquired Cooks and a fourth-round pick from the Rams in exchange for a second-round pick. Now, it’s the Texans who traded Cooks to the Cowboys in 2023 for a fifth-round pick in this year’s draft and a sixth-round pick in next year’s draft.
Since 1980, Cooks has now tied NFL Hall of Fame running back Eric Dickerson for the player who has been traded the most times in his career, per NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo.
Brandin Cooks has now been traded four times. According to @NFLResearch’s records dating back to 1980, he ties Eric Dickerson for the most times traded all time.
— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) March 19, 2023
Brandin Cooks has now been traded 4 times in his career.
Saints ➡️ Patriots
Patriots ➡️ Rams
Rams ➡️ Texans
Texans ➡️ CowboysOne of the most traded players in NFL history.
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) March 19, 2023
What Brandin Cooks has been traded for in his career:
1st-round pick
1st-round pick
2nd-round pick
3rd-round pick
5th-round pick
6th-round pick
6th-round pick— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) March 19, 2023
Cooks will join a Cowboys offense where he’ll slot next to wideout CeeDee Lamb on the depth chart as Dallas’ No. 2 receiver.
It’s a nice landing spot for Cooks, who has learned throughout his career the hard way of how the NFL’s business side can transpire.
