Cowboys to activate 4-time Pro Bowler for 49ers game
Jan 23, 2020; Kissimmee, Florida, USA; Minnesota Vikings running back Dalvin Cooke (33) poses with NFL 100th anniversary gloves during NFC practice at ESPN Wide World of Sports. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
The Dallas Cowboys are planning to elevate former 4-time Pro Bowl running back Dalvin Cook for Sunday night’s game against the San Francisco 49ers.
Cook signed with the Cowboys in August but has yet to play in a regular-season game for the NFC East squad. That will all change this weekend as he joins the roster for Sunday night.
According to NFL Media’s Tom Pelissero, Cook has been “tearing it up in practice” for the Cowboys.
The #Cowboys plan to elevate four-time Pro Bowl RB Dalvin Cook from the practice squad and he’ll make his debut Sunday night against the #49ers, per his agency LAA.
Cook has been tearing it up in practice and now he’ll get his first game action in prime time. pic.twitter.com/qij9VUIL5H
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) October 26, 2024
Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy said Friday he was happy with where Cook was in terms of readiness.
“Dalvin is ready. I really like the work he’s putting in,” McCarthy said.
Cook made four straight Pro Bowls with the Minnesota Vikings from 2019 through 2022, but struggled to make an impression with the New York Jets in 2023 and effectively had a lost season. Cook is still just 29 years old, and if McCarthy’s remarks mean anything, then maybe Cook will be in a position to contribute on Sunday night.