Stephon Gilmore and Brandin Cooks had been teammates collectively for a yr — then they weren’t.
Gilmore signed a contract with the New England Patriots in 2017 to solidify their secondary, attending to play skilled soccer together with his good buddy (Cooks) as a bonus. Then the Patriots traded Cooks to the Los Angeles Rams after that 2017 season, making the reunion short-lived.
“It is all the time laborious for me to be cool with an offensive participant,” Gilmore mentioned on The NFL At the moment in a featured phase with Cooks (forward of the Dallas Cowboys showdown with the New York Jets). “You are the one offensive participant I am tremendous shut with.”
The duo lastly received the reunion they needed in Dallas, becoming a member of Dallas simply 5 days aside. The Cowboys acquired Gilmore on March 14 and Cooks on March 19, including a premier cornerback and huge receiver to an already proficient roster. It helps that they are shut mates too.
“We type of deliberate it,” Gilmore mentioned. ‘Hey, let’s go to the Cowboys. We type of match into this group.”
Gilmore and Cooks talked about all the good gamers that play for the Cowboys. Micah Parsons was first up.
“He desires to be nice. That is the one factor I like about him,” Cooks mentioned. “He is particular man. He is gonna be right here lengthy after we gone.”
Cooks additionally mentioned his receiving mate in CeeDee Lamb. Despite the fact that he reportedly will not play with Lamb towards the Jets, it did not take lengthy for Cooks to see the expertise Lamb possesses.
“My job is not solely to come back make performs, however it’s additionally to go that sport alongside to the subsequent era,” Cooks mentioned. “CeeDee. Man, he is particular. He received it. He a Corridor of Famer already, however he gotta put the work in.”
Gilmore opened up on Trevon Diggs, who he traces up subsequent to at cornerback.
“I feel Tre, he is so proficient (with the stuff he does with the ball,” Gilmore mentioned. “I all the time attempt to go data to him. That is why you keep within the sport.”
Cooks and Gilmore are tasked as two veterans that had been introduced in to place the Cowboys over the hump and get to the Super Bowl for the primary time in 28 years. They know the expectations that include taking part in for the franchise.
“To placed on that star is particular,” Cooks mentioned. “The objective is to win. It is ‘America’s Crew’ for a cause.”
