Brandin Cooks‘ contract expires at season’s end, and the oft-traded wide receiver looks to be back on familiar terrain. The Texans wide receiver is generating trade interest again, but the team is not prepared to part with its top pass catcher just to shed salary.
The Texans are receiving calls on Cooks, per Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com (via Bleacher Report), noting the rebuilding team has taken multiple inquiries on the eight-year veteran. Houston acquired Cooks in 2020, and despite the team being early in a rebuild, the AFC South squad has hung onto the former Saints, Patriots and Rams weapon.
Houston, however, has discussed an extension with Cooks, Aaron Wilson of ProFootballNetwork.com tweets, and is not viewed as likely to move him at this time. While Cooks appears ill-fitting on this Texans team, the franchise is developing a young quarterback in Davis Mills and lacks other proven wideouts. If the Texans do become serious about a Cooks trade, Wilson notes the team wants at least a second-round pick.
The former first-round wideout was traded in 2017, 2018 and 2020. He fetched first-round picks from the Patriots and Rams, and the Texans acquired the nomadic receiver for a second-rounder. After the ’20 season, Cooks even came out against a possible fourth trade. With the Texans having gone through back-to-back four-win seasons, the 28-year-old pass catcher may be more amenable to another move. Cooks, who was in New England during GM Nick Caserio and executive VP Jack Easterby‘s time with the AFC East franchise, is due to make $12.5MM in base salary this season.
Cooks is coming off back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons with the Texans; he has now posted four-digit receiving slates for four teams. The speedster bounced back from a scary 2019, when he suffered multiple concussions. A concussion also forced Cooks out of Super Bowl LII. Although his history of head injuries is certainly a cause for concern, the Oregon State alum has produced everywhere he’s been. His history of production on contending teams will likely continue to generate trade rumors.
Pack will give you a 3rd and Randall Cobb back
Nah, keep Cobb. Keeps ARod happy.
I’d offer a 3rd and a 7th.
If I’m GB, I give them a conditional 2. He meets certain stats/stays healthy plays a certain amount of games, it’s a 2. Otherwise, it becomes a 3.
Bill O’Brien isn’t GM anymore. Why on earth would they do that?
I mean, it really isn’t much less than what they’re reported to be looking for. (And it would be a relatively safe assumption that those conditions would be met, in which case they actually would get the 2 they’re apparently asking for.)
You make it seem like the original commenter would have offered a 7 for him.
Because no team would take that contingency. The chances of them getting someone that gives them the same amount of value/level of play is very slim when it gets to the third round.
Doesn’t hurt to ask I guess? 2nd seems like a dream senerio for Houston as plenty of WRs can fill a roster from this draft for alot less.