Tag: Malik Hooker

Sep 21, 2025; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Dallas Cowboys free safety Malik Hooker (28) tackles Chicago Bears wide receiver Luther Burden III (10) during the second half at Soldier Field. Mandatory Credit: David Banks-Imagn Images

Cowboys place S Malik Hooker (toe) on IR

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The Dallas Cowboys placed safety Malik Hooker on injured reserve Saturday with a toe injury.

The Cowboys (1-2-1) also signed safety Alijah Clark to the active roster prior to Sunday’s game against the host New York Jets (0-4), while wide receivers Jalen Brooks and Jalen Cropper were elevated from the practice squad.

Hooker sustained the injury in the second quarter of Sunday night’s game against the visiting Green Bay Packers.

He has 20 tackles in four games (all starts) this season.

Hooker, 29, has totaled 381 tackles, 14 interceptions and four fumble recoveries in 104 career games (80 starts) with the Indianapolis Colts and Cowboys. He was selected by the Colts with the 15th overall pick of the 2017 NFL Draft.

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Dec 29, 2019; Jacksonville, Florida, USA; Indianapolis Colts safety Malik Hooker (29) reacts during the third quarter against the Jacksonville Jaguars at TIAA Bank Field. Mandatory Credit: Douglas DeFelice-USA TODAY Sports

Cowboys officially sign S Malik Hooker to contract

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The Dallas Cowboys added secondary depth on Tuesday by signing safety Malik Hooker to a contract.

Terms of the deal were not disclosed for Hooker, who worked out on the field Tuesday at Oxnard, Calif.

The Cowboys placed offensive tackle Mitch Hyatt (knee) on injured reserve to open a roster spot for Hooker.

Hooker, 25, sustained a season-ending Achilles injury late in the second quarter of the Indianapolis Colts’ 28-11 win over the Minnesota Vikings on Sept. 20.

The Colts selected Hooker, an Ohio State product, with the No. 15 overall pick of the 2017 NFL Draft. He also sustained a season-ending injury in his rookie season when he tore an ACL in Week 7.

Hooker recorded 124 tackles, 11 passes broken up and seven interceptions in 36 games (35 starts) with the Colts, who declined to pick up his fifth-year, $6.77 million option for 2021.

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Sep 13, 2020; Jacksonville, Florida, USA; Jacksonville Jaguars running back James Robinson (30) runs with the ball as Indianapolis Colts safety Malik Hooker (29) defends during the first quarter at TIAA Bank Field. Mandatory Credit: Douglas DeFelice-USA TODAY Sports

Colts put Hooker, Campbell on injured reserve

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The Indianapolis Colts put safety Malik Hooker and wide receiver Parris Campbell on injured reserve Tuesday after the pair were injured in Sunday’s game.

Hooker tore his Achilles and is out for the season while Campbell is out for at least three weeks with an MCL/PCL injury to his left knee. Campbell would be eligible to return no earlier than Week 6.

To fill out the 53-man roster, the Colts elevated safety Ibraheim Campbell and cornerback Tremon Smith from the practice squad.

The injuries to Hooker, 24, and Parris Campbell, 23, follow a season-ending injury to starting running back Marlon Mack, who tore his Achilles in the Colts’ Week 1 loss at Jacksonville.

Hooker sustained the injury late in the second quarter of in the Colts’ 28-11 win over the Minnesota Vikings.

The Colts selected Hooker, an Ohio State product, with the No. 15 overall pick of the 2017 NFL Draft. He also sustained a season-ending injury in his rookie season when he tore an ACL in Week 7.

Over three seasons, Hooker has played in 36 games (35 starts) and tallied 120 tackles, 11 passes broken up and seven interceptions. The Colts declined to pick up his fifth-year, $6.77 million option for 2021.

Rookie Julian Blackmon is expected to replace Hooker at safety.

Parris Campbell, Hooker’s former Ohio State teammate, was the No. 59 overall pick in the 2019 draft. He caught six passes for 71 yards in Week 1, but had no receptions on Sunday. He was injured on the second play from scrimmage when he took a handoff for a 7-yard gain and suffered a hard hit on the knee from Vikings safety Harrison Smith.

In nine games with the Colts, Campbell has 24 catches for 198 yards and a touchdown.

The Colts (1-1) host the New York Jets (0-2) on Sunday.

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Dec 29, 2019; Jacksonville, Florida, USA; Indianapolis Colts safety Malik Hooker (29) reacts during the third quarter against the Jacksonville Jaguars at TIAA Bank Field. Mandatory Credit: Douglas DeFelice-USA TODAY Sports

Report: Colts fear S Hooker has torn Achilles

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The Indianapolis Colts are concerned that starting free safety Malik Hooker might have torn his Achilles tendon on Sunday, according to a report from the NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport.

Hooker, a fourth-year player out of Ohio State, is scheduled to undergo an MRI on Monday to confirm the extent of the injury. He walked gingerly toward the locker room as trainers accompanied him just before halftime of Sunday’s 28-11 win over the Minnesota Vikings.

Hooker, who is slated to become a free agent at the end of the season, has seven interceptions in 36 career games (35 starts) with Indianapolis.

The Colts also lost wideout Parris Campbell to a knee injury. He was carted off the field after a 7-yard run in the first quarter.

The 23-year-old Campbell, also from Ohio State, was off to a fast start this season with six catches for 71 yards in the season opener.

“No word yet (on severity), but, man, that hurts,” Colts head coach Frank Reich said after the game. “I’m hoping for the best, but you saw it: it didn’t look good. I’ll be honest with you. It happened right in front of me; it did not look good. But hoping and praying for the best.”

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