Brandin Cooks: 'No ego' involved in Cowboys offense with CeeDee Lamb, Michael Gallup

New Dallas Cowboys receiver Brandin Cooks opened up this week to the ultimate NFL insider, Adam Schefter, about his first days with the organization. Cooks is joining an already explosive offense in the hopes that he can help Dak Prescott, Mike McCarthy and the gang get past the second round of the playoffs. He believes his relationship with fellow wideouts CeeDee Lamb and Michael Gallup will be one with “no ego.”

“CeeDee, you’re talking about a guy that’s been electric since the moment he stepped into this league but you saw last year what he did to really just go into that mode of a true No. 1 receiver,” Cooks said on Schefter’s podcast. “I’ve got a lot of respect for his game from afar and I hit him up and was like, ‘Look, I’m coming to just help.’ Like, there’s no ego. And same thing with Michael Gallup.

“And then you talk about Dak, his competitive nature, the way that he goes about his work, you hear about it from teammates or ex-teammates, the way that he carries himself, I’m truly excited to be able to play with a guy who is hungry to get better.”

Jerry Jones hopes new WR fills Amari Cooper-type role

The Cowboys acquired Cooks in a trade with the Houston Texans to the tune of $12 million for the 2023 season.

For that price tag, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones thinks Cooks will open up the Cowboys offense like Amari Cooper did with CeeDee Lamb in 2021.

“I think what you want Cooks to do is what Amari did for the overall passing game,” Jones said on Monday. “Not only in the production, which you counted on with Amari but also the room he opened up for the other receivers and those two things because of the Cooks’ speed and because of just his route running ability he does that for you.”

Cooks: ‘I couldn’t be hungrier’

Although the Cowboys are paying a hefty sum for the six-time 1,000-yard receiver, they saved on cap space by converting $8 million of his $12 million salary into a signing bonus. That leaves Dallas with a cap hit of $6 million this season.

After winning just 11 games in the last three years with the Houston Texans, Cooks can’t wait to get back on the field alongside Prescott. The newest Cowboys wide receiver says he is as hungry as ever for wins.

“I couldn’t be hungrier,” Cooks told reporters after inking his new deal. “When you have those 3 years under your belt, that’s definitely fueling the fire and hunger to help my team win. I can’t wait. I truly can’t.”