Jerry Jones reveals status update on Dalvin Cook ahead of Thursday Night Football

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones gave an update on running back Dalvin Cook ahead of the Thursday Night Football game against the New York Giants. While appearing on 105.3 The Fan, Jones said he doesn’t expect Cook to play in the NFC East matchup.

“I don’t think this is the time that you have any real serious roster adjustments in at that particular time, so I don’t think so because of the short week for sure,” Jones said, per Todd Archer of ESPN.

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The Cowboys signed Cook to their practice squad on Aug. 28. He joined Dallas after spending nearly all of the 2023 season with the New York Jets where he rushed for 214 yards on 67 carries. Cook was a member of the Minnesota Vikings from 2017 to 2022 and was selected to the Pro Bowl four times.

Before signing with the Cowboys, Cook joined the Baltimore Ravens on January 4 to be part of their practice squad. He was on the active roster on January 18 and recorded 23 rushing yards in the playoff game against the Houston Texans.

Dalvin Cook is ‘ready to go’ with the Cowboys

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After signing with the Cowboys, Cook talked about working his way to the active roster. “Just keep your head down, no matter what,” Cook said, per Patrik Walker of DallasCowboys.com. “No matter the circumstance, you still have to work hard, because I stuck to my routine throughout the season and then when I got to Baltimore, I was ready to go. I was ready to get the ball however times they needed me to, but it’s just unfortunate that I didn’t get it that much, but I was ready to go.”

Cook, 29, also talked about performing on the field as he gets older. “What I can tell you, man: in this league, running backs, we take our bodies through so much,” Cook said. “But it’s a point where you’ve got to know, alright, I’m getting up to a certain age, I’ve got to start upping the stuff off the field. As for me, I just picked up a certain routine and I just ran with it.”