Former New Orleans Saints first-round draft pick Brandin Cooks found himself on the move again, when the Los Angeles Rams agreed to trade him to the Houston Texans. The Rams themselves acquired Cooks in a trade with the New England Patriots a few years back, meaning the talented wideout will have played with four different NFL teams before his 27th birthday.
Reactions to the news featured mixed reviews, to put it charitably. The Texans swapped a second-round pick (No. 57 in this year’s draft) for Cooks and a fourth-round pick in 2022, effectively negating the draft capital they gained by shipping out a much better wide receiver in DeAndre Hopkins just weeks ago.