The Dallas Cowboys have been busy this off-season as they recently acquired wide receiver Brandin Cooks from the Houston Texans.

They traded their fifth-round pick in 2023 and a sixth-round pick in 2024 to Houston in return for Cooks.

While Dallas has acquired a veteran who has been productive throughout his nine-year career, Colin Cowherd, host of The Herd with Colin Cowherd thinks it was a move made out of desperation.

Cowherd spoke about the trade for Brandin Cooks and how the Cowboys traded Amari Cooper away last season. He thinks Cooper had a sensational season in Cleveland.

"I saw the Cowboys picked up Brandin Cooks, so this story kind of cracked me up. So everybody's freaking out. So Dallas gave up a fifth and a sixth-round pick to get Brandin Cooks from Houston. That's what they got for Amari Cooper. I'd rather have Amari Cooper. Last year, nobody was watching. But Amari Cooper last year was sensational. Nine touchdowns, 78 catches. With Jacoby Brissett and a rusty Deshaun Watson.

Cowherd added that the team was forced to trade Cooper due to overpaying both Dak Prescott and Ezekiel Elliot.

"But they had to let him go because of the Zeke contract and because they overpaid Dak. So if you gave me this morning Ceedee LAMB, Amari Cooper and Dalton Schultz, that is an elite receiver, tight end group. If you give me Brandin Cooks, Ceedee LAMB and maybe Dalton Schultz who may get an offer. Yeah, nothing special. So again, lesson learned."

The team recently released running back Ezekiel Elliot to free up cap space. In the last off-season, they traded Cooper to the Browns, who caught 78 balls for 1,160 yards and a career-high nine touchdowns.

What are the Dallas Cowboys getting with Brandin Cooks?

The Dallas Cowboys gained another wide receiver this off-season in Brandin Cooks.

Cooks will now join a room that features CeeDee Lamb, Michael Gallup, and Kavontae Turpin. Noah Brown departed from the team as he signed with the Houston Texans in free agency and tight end Dalton Schultz remains a free agent.

Last season, Cooks recorded 57 catches for 699 yards and three touchdowns while missing four games.

In his career, Cooks has 630 receptions, 8,616 yards, and 49 touchdowns. While he is aging, Cooks should be a good WR2 or WR3 for the Cowboys this season and will be another option for quarterback Dak Prescott.