Texans wide receiver Brandin Cooks didn’t play on Thursday night after he was reportedly upset that the team didn’t trade him by Tuesday’s trade deadline. However, the team doesn’t think that will last much longer.
After the game vs. Philadelphia, head coach Lovie Smith said he expects Cooks to rejoin the team.
“He’s going to be in the building [Friday],” Smith said, via the Associated Press. “He’ll be back on the team, ready to go.”
Cooks didn’t practice on Tuesday due to what Smith described as “personal reasons,” but the head coach maintained that he kept Cooks out to protect him instead of Cooks deciding himself to not play.