Sept. 22 Update — Cooks was able ti practice in full on Thursday and Friday. He has been removed from the injury report and will be back after missing last week with his knee sprain when they take on the Cardinals.
Sept. 21 Update — Cooks was upgraded to a full practice participation on Thursday. This is a good sign of his availability for the weekend, especially if he is a full participant on Friday.
The Dallas Cowboys will face the Arizona Cardinals in Week 3 of the NFL season. Dallas has been rolling over its opponents and has another favorable matchup this week. The defense is the focal point of their success, but the offense has been playing well when healthy. Veteran wide receiver Brandin Cooks was limited in practice on Wednesday and is dealing with a knee injury.
Pretty clean @AZCardinals injury report to start Dallas week, other than the reality Watkins is out long-term.
— Arizona Cardinals Insiders (@AZCardsInsiders) September 20, 2023
–@Cardschatter pic.twitter.com/2Clj1lTtzw
Fantasy football implications for Week 3
Cooks picked up his knee injury in his Week 1 game against the New York Giants. He finished with just 22 yards on two receptions on four targets. Even when healthy, Cooks remains behind CeeDee Lamb on the team’s depth chart. If he is inactive, we have seen Michael Gallup and Jalen Tolbert getting more looks from quarterback Dak Prescott.
If Cooks is healthy this week, he has a good matchup against a bad defense. He has flex appeal in deeper leagues of at least 12 teams. If he is inactive, Tolbert would be the substitution, but it would be a very desperate play, hoping you get lucky with a score.