Cowboys' Cooks: I'm not here to compete with Lamb

Dallas Cowboys receiver Brandin Cooks doesn't envision himself competing for targets now that he's teammates with CeeDee Lamb.

"CeeDee, you're talking about a guy that's been electric since the moment that he stepped into this league. But you look at last year, what he did to really just go into that mode of a true No. 1 receiver," Cooks said on "The Adam Schefter Podcast."

"I've got a lot of respect for his game from afar and I hit him up and was like, 'Look, I'm coming to just help. Like, there's no ego.'"

Lamb emerged as the Cowboys' top receiving option in 2022. He led the team with 107 catches for 1,359 yards and nine scores on his way to earning a second consecutive Pro Bowl nod.

Cooks was acquired from the Houston Texans in March in exchange for a 2023 fifth-round pick and a 2024 sixth-rounder. He recorded 57 receptions for 699 yards and three touchdowns in 13 games last season.

The 29-year-old has been dealt a record-tying four times since being drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the first round in 2014. The Oregon State product has also had stints with the New England Patriots and Los Angeles Rams.

Cooks is expected to bolster a passing attack led by quarterback Dak Prescott that ranked 14th in the league in passing yards per game average (219.8) and fourth in points per game (27.5).