Houston Texans wide receiver Brandin Cooks will be traded again before the 4 p.m. ET trade deadline on Tuesday, despite being traded three times in his career. seems to have wanted Cooks was rumored to be one of his players with the big names expiring this offseason, even though he signed a two-year, $39.8 million contract extension with the Texans. His head coach, Lovie Smith, said: Via SportsRadio 610 in Houston Cooks was excused from practice today for “personal reasons.”
sports illustrated The Texans and the Dallas Cowboys have been discussing Cook’s contract and were in the neighborhood about compensation, but reported that his guaranteed salary broke the deal. NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport reported. There was a discussion about the cook, but nothing happened. I got it Despite their best efforts, the Green Bay Packers were unable to sign any contracts.
But the deadline passed and Cook remained a Texan. Here’s what he tweeted just after 4pm ET:
Thanks to this offseason extension, Cooks is fully guaranteed a salary of $18 million for the 2023 season and is under contract through 2024. Cooks had six seasons with 1,000+ receiving yards, his first eight in the league from 2014-2021.
The 20th overall pick in the 2014 NFL Draft, he was productive in each place he was dealt. Cooks was traded from New Orleans to New England in 2017, his fourth season. He spent his year with the Patriots and reached Super Bowl LII. After being traded to the Los Angeles Rams in 2018, he faced the Patriots in Super Bowl LIII the following season. Cooks spent two years in Sean McVay’s system before moving to the Texans ahead of the 2020 season.
The 5-foot-10-inch, 183-pound wideout had two 1,000-yard campaigns in three seasons with the Saints. He broke the 1,000-yard mark in his only season with Tom Brady, and continued in his first two seasons with the Texans while catching passes from the likes of DeShawn Watson, Tyrod Taylor, and Davis Mills. He had a 1,000-yard season. It is the lowest record since the season.