Cooks was traded to the Patriots in 2017 in exchange for a 2017 first-round pick, which was used to select All-Pro right tackle Ryan Ramczyk. The Patriots also sent the Saints a third-round pick and received a fourth-round pick in return.

Brandin Cooks is heading back to the franchise that drafted him, as the six-time 1,000-yard receiver has returned to the New Orleans Saints, the team announced. Per ESPN, Cooks will sign a two-year, $13 million deal with the Saints as he returns to New Orleans for the first time since being traded from the Saints to the New England Patriots after the 2016 season.