Cowboys ink Malik Hooker to 3-year extension; Dallas secondary keeps getting paid: report

Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com.

The Dallas Cowboys have taken care of another member of their secondary, giving safety Malik Hooker a three-year contract extension, his agent, David Mulugheta, told ESPN. 

Hooker’s extension is worth up to $24 million. 

Hooker joins Pro Bowl corner Trevon Diggs and fellow safety Donovan Wilson as Cowboy defensive backs who have gotten new contracts this year. 

CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM

Dallas Cowboys safety Malik Hooker (28) before a game against the Kansas City Chiefs Nov. 21, 2021, at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. (Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Diggs’ five-year, $97 million deal, which includes $42.3 million in guarantees, was signed the first day of training camp last week. 

Wilson signed his extension in March, which was close to Hooker’s value at $21 million over three years. He has $13.5 million guaranteed in that deal, while Hooker has $16.5 million guaranteed with an $8 million signing bonus, per ESPN. 

COWBOYS' TREVON DIGGS BARKS AT DAK PRESCOTT DURING HEATED TRAINING CAMP PRACTICE: ‘SHUT YO B---- A-- UP’

Hooker signed with the Cowboys after th 2020 season after he tore an Achilles with the Indianapolis Colts, who drafted him 15th overall out of Ohio State in 2017. He started three games in 2020, though he played in 15 games for Dallas, totaling 44 combined tackles, one interception and two passes defended. 

Malik Hooker of the Dallas Cowboys runs the ball after pulling down an interception against the Indianapolis Colts at AT&T Stadium Dec. 4, 2022, in Arlington, Texas.  (Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images)

Last year, Hooker had three interceptions, three