NFL officials explain why Cowboys' Brandin Cooks has been traded NFL-record four times: report

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Brandin Cooks isn’t quite sure why he’s been traded an NFL-record four times as he enters his 10th NFL season with his fifth team, the Dallas Cowboys, after the Houston Texans dealt him. 

"I really can’t answer that, honestly," Cooks told Yahoo Sports Monday. "You ask my teammates, any coaches I’ve been a part of, I would think they would say I’ve been one of the best teammates they’ve had.

"I’ve really never gotten upset because, obviously, that means someone out there wants me to be a part of their group to forego some great draft picks."

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Brandin Cooks of the Houston Texans walks toward the huddle against the Jacksonville Jaguars during the second half at NRG Stadium Jan. 1, 2023, in Houston. (Cooper Neill/Getty Images)

That’s certainly one way to look at it. Teams want Cooks because of his speed, catch ability and consistent production throughout his career. 

But Yahoo Sports found out perhaps why teams are so willing to deal the 2014 first-round pick out of Oregon State. 

After speaking with multiple coaches and personnel executives on each team Cooks has played for, the outlet found the receiver wasn’t an issue in the locker room.

Cooks was called a "great human" who "works his a-- off," so it came down to specific situations with each team that led to the moves. 

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Cooks began his career with the New Orleans Saints, who drafted him 20th overall in 2014. After a so-so rookie season, he exploded for 1,138 yards and nine touchdowns in 2015 and followed it up with 1,173 yards with eight