TRADE: Brandin Cooks
Most teams aren’t willing to trade wide receivers at this stage of the year as, on paper, all 32 teams are alive in the playoff race. However, New Orleans could be the exception to this rule, as Kellen Moore’s squad is clearly embracing a long-overdue rebuild. While there’s plenty of value in seeing what young players like Chris Olave and Rashid Shaheed can do with Spencer Rattler and (eventually) rookie Tyler Shough, it’s hard to see where Brandin Cooks fits into the current picture.
Cooks used to be one of the league’s premier deep threats in Dallas, but the 31-year-old no longer has the speed to beat defenses deep consistently. The 2014 first-round pick is nothing more than a depth player at this stage in his career, and he probably doesn’t want to waste his final years on a team with no chance of competing. The Saints would probably trade him for a late-round pick swap, and the Chiefs should make that deal.
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