Twitter: S Malik Hooker to Visit Cowboys

[Bizwah]

What players have come back from a torn Achilles and actually played well?

Well, Kobe Bryant....but I'm sure you mean football.

Demaryious Thomas and Leon Hall did. Terrell Suggs did. Vince Wilfork.

Plus our own Kevin Smith and Greg Ellis. Both recovered, but were not quite the same.

My worry with Hooker isn't the Achilles. It's the Achilles and the knee injury. It seems some guys are more susceptible to big injuries. I hope he can make it back and have a great career.

 

[speedkilz88]

Well, Kobe Bryant....but I'm sure you mean football.

Demaryious Thomas and Leon Hall did. Terrell Suggs did. Vince Wilfork.

Plus our own Kevin Smith and Greg Ellis. Both recovered, but were not quite the same.

My worry with Hooker isn't the Achilles. It's the Achilles and the knee injury. It seems some guys are more susceptible to big injuries. I hope he can make it back and have a great career.

Ellis actually had a career year the next season with 12.5 sks, and then 8 and 7 after that. Played LB for Parcells.

 

[Bizwah]

Ellis actually had a career year the next season with 12.5 sks, and then 8 and 7 after that. Played LB for Parcells.

That's right....I'm getting forgetful in my old age.

 

[KingintheNorth]

I don't hate our free agent signings, they've been fair to middling for me.

Malik would have me hyped though!

 

[SportsGuru80]

I liked Hooker coming out of Ohio State... Ballhawk

 

[exciter]

One of them is your starting free safety. Sweet

If it’s Hooker, Thompson will be starting by week 3!

 

[TequilaCowboy]

Jerry had an ole college buddy named Johnny Lee Hooker, so expect Malik to sign and be forced to wear his dead buddy’s college jersey number.

I'll buy that for a dollar. . ..

 

[star-ving]

I don't expect him to go full speed for 70 plays.

 

[cowboyec]

 

[starfan1]

It's incredible.

I can remember ACLs used to be a death sentence for careers....or players were never the same. Bernard King was one of the first guys I remember coming back from an ACL and he was never the same. Now, guys do it all the time.

Achilles injuries are starting to look the same. It's such a devestating injury, but it seems more and more guys are recovering fully from it.

Modern medicine....wow...

Man that dude was a baller pre injury

 

[Dak_Attack_09]

I liked Hooker coming out of Ohio State... Ballhawk

Jerry needs to restructure Amari so they can pickup Neal & Hooker.

 

[Carson]

Jerry needs to restructure Amari so they can pickup Neal & Hooker.

 

[CowboysLegend365]

Someone convince me this isn’t the HaHa situation all over again from last year...

 

[Carson]

Someone convince me this isn’t the HaHa situation all over again from last year...

I believe they are two different players.

HaHa, where talented, benefited from a solid defense in Chicago

Hooker, where talented, just cannot stay healthy.

Hooker is perfect for the cover 3

 

[Sandyf]

If Jerry and Stephen are smart (Lord, no way I am debating that one), they would sign both Hooker and Kazee since they both have had the same injury and rotate them. Hopefully Neal chooses us over the lowly Jets as he can play the Will and SS as needed. Still we should at least kick the tires on Jaquiski Tartt S and Chase Daniel QB and Adoree Jackson CB and Kevin King CB and Richard Sherman CB and Dede Westbrook WR. Probably best to resign Aldon Smith at DE and resign Sean Lee LB to a player coach contract. Not saying sign all of them but at least those are guys that could help and/or provide depth. The rumored trade of Gilmore and #15 for Gallup and #10 is interesting but if I'm Dallas they would need to give me #46 also as Gallup is a long term solution and Gilmore more of 1 or 2 year solution. I also doubt a trade like that would go down during the draft and not before but if they signed a Westbrook then betting there would be a trade.

 

[Risen Star]

I liked Hooker coming out of Ohio State... Ballhawk

He's an elite talent. A great player but he makes Sean Lee look like Cal Ripkin Jr.

 

[Risen Star]

Someone convince me this isn’t the HaHa situation all over again from last year...

You just have to come to grips with the fact that our roster is such that most any free agent we sign will come into camp and be overwhelmed by the competition.

 

[LittleD]

Jerry needs to restructure Amari so they can pickup Neal & Hooker.

Not going to happen, they want to dump Amari after this season and spread the dead money over two seasons.

 

[CowboysLegend365]

I believe they are two different players.

HaHa, where talented, benefited from a solid defense in Chicago

Hooker, where talented, just cannot stay healthy.

Hooker is perfect for the cover 3

True. I just hope Hooker can make it to the field, unlike HaHa...I wonder how bad he was that they felt better going with Woods and Thompson over him.

 

[charron]

Not really all that impressed with some of his highlights. His injury history warrents extreme caution. He needs to be a backup or role player at best cause your going out on a weak limb expecting this guy to make it through 16 games at lights out speed.