Brandin Cooks tweets cryptic message after Texans fail to trade him at deadline

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Brandin Cooks will remain with the Texans following the 2022 NFL trade deadline  something the ninth-year receiver seems rather unhappy about.Cooks, in his third year in Houston, was held from media availability and practice on Tuesday as rumors of a trade involving the receiver were gaining traction.But, the 4pm ET deadline came and went without Cooks being moved, despite teams making the effort. Los Angeles Dodgers Jersey No trade for WR Brandin Cooks, source said. There were talks. But nothing came of it. Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) Once Cooks knew he wouldn't be dealt,he took to Twitter to air out some frustrationont Matt Kemp Jersey  take a mans kindne s for granted. Covered for the lies for too long those days are done. Cro sed the line with playing with my career  Brandin Cooks (@brandincooks) Whatever "lies" Cooks is referring to remains to be seen, although the franchise has been mired with controversy surrounding lawsuits involving now former Texan Deshaun Watson. That said, Houston coach Lovie Smith on Tuesday told reporters Cooks had been held out because of "personal Don Sutton Jersey  reasons," refusing to elaborate whether he was up to be traded before the deadline.MORE: Per Aaron Wilson of Houston-based KPRC 2ovie Smith, asked if team will trade Brandin Cooks: 'What kind of question is that? Brandin wasn't out there today. He was excused for personal reasons.' Aaron Wilson (@AaronWilson_NFL) Lovie Smith: 'I talked to Brandin today. When I say a guy is excused for personal reasons, I never talk about personal reasons.' Asked if Texans receive offers for Cooks: 'If we did, we're not going to talk about it.' Aaron Wilson (@AaronWilson_NFL) Cooks is in the midst of one of his slowest starts to a season in his NFL career, catching 32 pa ses for 354 yards and a single touchdown in seven games. He is averaging a career-low 50.6 receiving yards per game, roughly 5  Dustin May Jersey yards le s per game than in his rookie campaign.MORE: Cooks, a six-time 1,000-yard receiver  including twice in Houston  likely could Trevor Bauer Jersey  have commanded a respectable price ahead of the deadline, especially with several teams in need of a playmaking receiver. Whether the Texans simply wanted to retain Cooks or received interest in him and chose not to act is unknown.One thing that appears certain, however, is that Cooks is unhappy with following the trade deadline. How that impacts his play and the Texans' season moving forward remains to be seen.