Cowboys' Cooks excited to play with Prescott: 'He's special'

Brandin Cooks knows a thing or two about catching passes from great quarterbacks, and the new Dallas Cowboys wide receiver is impressed with what he's seen from Dak Prescott so far this offseason.

"I've been around some great ones, and we've been throwing, and I've got to tell you, that guy can sling that ball," Cooks recently said of Prescott, according to Jon Machota of The Athletic. "I'm just excited to be able to get it going, no doubt. That's all I can say. He's special. ... There's a couple of guys I've been around that can lead a team, and the way that he's doing it - to be this young - is unbelievable."

Cooks joined the Cowboys this offseason in a trade from the Houston Texans, with whom he spent the last three seasons. The 29-year-old previously shared the field with a pair of future Hall of Fame quarterbacks in Drew Brees and Tom Brady, having played for the New Orleans Saints (2014-16), New England Patriots (2017), and Los Angeles Rams (2018-19) throughout his career.

Cooks, who's topped 1,000 receiving yards in six of his nine NFL seasons, is one of only two players in league history to record at least one 1,000-yard receiving campaign with four teams, sharing the distinction with Brandon Marshall.

"When you're just throwing to (Cooks), it stands out; his speed is different than many others," Prescott said. "The way he approaches the game, his knowledge - he's already helping CeeDee (Lamb), helping the young guys, playing cornerback, teaching them little nuances of the route running. He's going to be huge for me and huge for the room."

Dallas acquired Cooks with hopes he can help Prescott bounce back from a 2022 campaign in which the signal-caller threw for 23 touchdowns against a league-high 15 interceptions in 12 games.

Lamb and Michael Gallup headline the Cowboys' receiver depth chart.

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