There may be many chefs in the kitchen on "Thursday Night Football," but the Texans will be mi sing Cooks.The NFL trade deadline came and went on Tuesday, and while Brandin Cooks' name was attached in trade rumors throughout the week, the No. 1 wideout remained in Houston past the 4 p.m. ET deadline.That, though, doesn't seem to be a fact that Cooks likes very much, and his status in Houston moving forward is murky.According to multiple reports Thursday morning, Cooks will not play in the Texans' "Thursday Night Football" home matchup against the Eagles.League source: Wide receiver Brandin Cooks will not play tonight for the against the . He has mi sed practice for what Justin Holiday Jersey the team has described as personal reasons. He had hoped to be traded to a playoff contender before Tuesdays NFL deadline. Ed Werder (@WerderEdESPN) Prior to Thursday Night Football, Cooks was officially listed as inactive.Texans WR Brandin Cooks and WR Nico Collins both officially inactive tonight. Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) MORE: The Sporting News looks at what we know about Cooks' status: Leading up to the Week 9 Thursday night game vs. the Eagles, Cooks was listed as questionable on the team's injury report, with a wrist injury.NFL Network's Tom Peli sero reported that Cooks absence on Thursday night wasn't due to injury, however: Cooks hasn't been around for the majority of the week leading up to the game asthe Texans fielded trade calls regarding the wideout.He was excused from practice on Tuesday and Wednesday due to De'Anthony Melton Jersey "personal reasons," with coach Lovie Smith sidestepping questions on what exactly those reasons were. It was obvious, though, that Cooks was being held out in the case of a trade for the first of those workouts.Cooks' name was mentioned as a potential trade target for the Rams, Cowboys and Packers, but ultimately, the Texans opted not to move him, leading to a potentially disgruntled wideout. WR (still) Brandin Cooks status is up in the air for tonights game against the after multiple teams including the and couldnt pull off a trade before Tuesdays deadline. Tom Peli sero (@TomPeli sero) MORE: ESPN's Adam Schefter reported that no team was willing to meet the asking price for Cooks, which was set at a second and a fourth-round pick Teams were also unwilling to pick up his $18 million salary (fully guaranteed) Memphis Grizzlies Jeresy in 2023.One of the main reasons Houston was unable to trade WR Brandin Cooks was because it wanted second- and fourth-round picks in return for him, per sources. No team was willing to trade a 2 and 4, and a sume Cooks $18 million fully guaranteed money for next season. Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) Just minutes after the deadline pa sed, Cooks posted a cryptic tweet, seemingly taking a swipe at the Texans for keeping him in Houston, despite the trade rumors:Dont 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) "Dont take a mans kindne s for granted. Covered for the lies for too long those Solomon Hill Jersey days are done. Cro sed the line with playing with my career," Cooks tweeted.The bridges may not be completely burned. that although Cooks wasn't at the Texans' facility on Thursday, the parties will "continue to talk and try for a reset after tonights game." Had Cooks been moved, it would have been the fifth time in his career that he had been traded: He Memphis Grizzlies T-Shirts was sent from New Orleans to New England to Los Angeles to Houston in his career.Through it all, he's remained astoundingly consistent: In eight seasons entering 2022, he has six 1,000-yard-plus receiving seasons and had at least five receiving touchdowns in each of those seasons.YearTeamRecYardsTDs2014Saints5355032015Saints841,13892016Saints781,17382017Patriots651,08272018Rams801,20452019Rams4258322020Texans811,15062021Texans901,03762022Texans323541Now, with the Texans in another down year, the wideout will have to wait at least another year before he can chase the long-awaited Super Bowl ring.