Before Brandin Cooks even stepped foot on the field for an actual game for the Los Angeles Rams, the team felt confident enough in rewarding the speedy wideout with a hefty five-year extension worth $81 million, including $20.5 million guaranteed.
At the time, there were some doubters who criticized the move for the Rams, mainly because Los Angeles was the third team in three seasons for Cooks, and they seemed better off waiting to see how good of a fit he was in Sean McVay‘s offense.
One year later, no one seems to be questioning the move anymore after watching Cooks start every game for the Rams in 2018 while catching 80 passes for 1,204 yards, and six total touchdowns (one rushing).