Cowboys place WR Brandin Cooks (knee) on IR

Field Level Media|published: Sat 5th October, 14:07 2024

Sep 8, 2024; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Brandin Cooks (3) runs the ball past Cleveland Browns linebacker Jordan Hicks (58) during the fourth quarter at Huntington Bank Field. Mandatory Credit: Scott Galvin-Imagn Images

The Dallas Cowboys placed wide receiver Brandin Cooks on injured reserve Saturday due to a knee issue.

The infection followed a medical procedure Cooks had on the knee while remaining in New York after the Cowboys' 20-15 victory over the Giants on Sept. 26.

The move will sideline Cooks for the next four games. He will be eligible to return for Dallas' game against the Philadelphia Eagles on Nov. 10 in Arlington, Texas.

Wideouts Jalen Tolbert, KaVontae Turpin and Jalen Brooks will look to pick up the slack for the Cowboys (2-2) opposite star CeeDee Lamb.

Cooks has nine receptions on 19 targets for 91 yards and one touchdown in starting all four games this season.

He caught 54 passes for 657 yards and eight touchdowns in 16 games (15 starts) in his first season with Dallas in 2023.

Cooks, 31, has 693 catches for 9,364 yards and 58 scores in 152 games (139 starts) with five teams since 2014. The Houston Texans traded him to Dallas for a fifth-round pick in the 2023 NFL Draft and a sixth-rounder in 2024.

Also on Saturday, the Cowboys signed linebacker Nick Vigil to the 53-man roster. They also elevated cornerback Amani Oruwariye and defensive end Carl Lawson from the practice squad.

--Field Level Media