Cookin' Up A Winner
Silver & Black Illustrated|December 2017

Free agent TE making instant offensive impact

- Michael Wagaman
Cookin' Up A Winner

Derek Carr knew almost instantly that the Raiders’ decision to sign tight end Jared Cook this offseason would immediately impact the team’s offense.

He just wasn’t sure the impact would be as significant as it has been through the first two months of the season.

With wide receivers Amari Cooper and Michael Crabtree still trying to find some consistency this season, Cook has been a steady and reliable downfield threat for Carr and went into the bye week leading the team with 39 catches for 499 yards.

It was Cook who came up big during the Raiders’ fourth-quarter comeback against the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 7 then followed it up with another huge performance in the Week 9 win over the Miami Dolphins. That marked just the second time in his career that Cook has had a pair of 100-yard games in the same season and confirmed his status as Oakland’s top free agent acquisition this past offseason.

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