Brandin Cooks Health, Injury Updates & History

Cooks enters the 2025 season clear of any current injuries, following a left knee MCL sprain that wo...

Is currently on injured reserve, but is listed as questionable with the knee injury that has seen him sidelined him since W5 after a pair of limited walkthroughs at practice this week

Underwent an operation on his right knee in New York following Dallas' road win over the Giants last Thursday, and he's now dealing with an infection related to that procedure and has been downgraded to Out for Week 5

Cooks had been dealing with a lingering knee injury through most of training camp but has nearly completed his rehab process and has been removed from the injury list for Week 1 at Cleveland and is the No. 2 target for Dallas and Dak Prescott.

LP, FP, FP and will play W3 after missing W2 with a low-grade MCL/PCL injury - played through in W1 but was ineffective

LP, FP and on track to play W3 after missing W2 with a low-grade MCL/PCL injury - played through in W1 but was ineffective

LP on Wednesday - on track to play W3 after missing W2 with a low-grade MCL/PCL injury - played through in W1 but was ineffective

DNPs all week - officially questionable but likely to miss contest against the Jets - by video, knee injury is consistent with a low-grade MCL/PCL injury - played through injury in Week 1 but was ineffective

By video, knee injury is consistent with a low-grade MCL/PCL injury - DNP Wednesday and Thursday but worked on rehab - likely to miss contest against the Jets - played through injury in Week 1 but was ineffective

DNP Wednesday and Thursday while dealing with a Grade 1 MCL sprain - played through injury in Week 1 but was ineffective - status for W2 unclear but looking likely he misses contest against the Jets