The LA Rams traded Brandin Cooks to the Houston Texans on Thursday in exchange for a second round pick, giving the Rams two picks in round two and two picks in round three. So while they were not able to recoup a first, trading Cooks did get back some draft capital to the organization, something they were looking to accomplish after dealing two firsts for Jalen Ramsey last year. Something else that LA wanted this offseason: more cap room.
After giving out so many extensions in the last two years, the Rams were up against the cap and that has already seen them lose players like Dante Fowler and Cory Littleton in free agency, while releasing Todd Gurley, Clay Matthews, and now trading Cooks.