Cowboys' Brandin Cooks uses his faith to give back to hometown community

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There is a reason why Brandin Cooks has been on five NFL teams in his career.

Cooks has been traded four times, an NFL record he shares with Eric Dickerson – but it is hardly because of a lack of talent or issues in any locker room.

As a matter of fact, the wide receiver had a 1,000-yard season with each of his first four teams (Saints, Patriots, Rams and Texans), and he expects to do the same with the Dallas Cowboys this upcoming season.

However, it is his veteran leadership in the locker room and what he does off the field that make him wanted.

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Wide receiver Brandin Cooks, #3 of the Dallas Cowboys, celebrates with fans after the game against the Detroit Lions at AT&T Stadium on Dec. 30, 2023 in Arlington, Texas. (Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images)

Earlier this week, Cooks hosted a football camp in his hometown of Stockton, California, near the Bay Area where he grew up watching Jerry Rice.

Over 700 were in attendance at the sold-out camp, and given his upbringing and faith, Cooks feels a responsibility to not only give back to the community, but the one he grew up in.

"I think it’s huge. I think it’s always important that you give back, but especially to the community that had an impact on you, you grew up in. Being from Stockton, wouldn’t change it for the world, love the place with all my heart," Cooks said in a recent interview with Fox News Digital. "To be able to inspire kids and continue to give them hope and get them to come back and show face, I think is important."

The camp was sponsored by He Gets Us, a movement that its agenda, per its site, says is to "move beyond the