Trade Proposal Would Land Patriots Speedy Wide Receiver

The New England Patriots have a 2-4 record at this point of the regular season. Head coach Bill Belichick likes his team but he may need to make some changes to the roster. The Patriots missed the playoffs in 2020 and we have at least one reason to believe that Belichick won’t go through the same mess again. It’s a long season and players have a long way to go. Patriots have shown interest for several players, including a speedy wide receiver.

Head coach Belichick should consider adding depth in the secondary and also boost his receiving unit. That’s where Brandin Cooks comes handy. There’s one great trade proposal for the team and it sends Cooks to New England. The Texans will get a fourth-round pick for the player.

The Patriots could really use the speedy wide receiver

Cooks is not the best wide receiver in the NFL at the moment, but he would definitely perform better than Nelson Agholor and Kendrick Bourne. The wide receiver played with the Patriots in 2017 and finished the season with 65 receptions for 1,082 yards and 7 touchdowns.

Owen Crisafulli of Chowder and Champions discussed Cooks’ reunion with the Patriots. Is this even possible? He would thrive in New England. The Texans can’t offer him a great season.

“A former Saints (and Patriots) wide receiver could be a bit more attainable though; that would be Brandin Cooks, currently on the Houston Texans. Cooks was highlighted earlier on as a wide receiver the Patriots should keep an eye on throughout the season, and he has had a blistering start to the season. Through three games so far (the Texans played their Week 3 game on Thursday Night Football last night) Cooks has 23 receptions for 322 yards and a touchdown. He’s been the Texans most consistent source of offense so far, and has looked like one of the top wideouts in the league through three games.

“In case you forgot, Cooks spent one season with the New England Patriots in 2017, which ended up being one of the better seasons of his career. He finished the season with 65 catches for 1082 yards and seven touchdowns. If he didn’t end up getting forced out of the Super Bowl against the Philadelphia Eagles that season, the Patriots might have seven Super Bowl rings rather than six.”

The Patriots lost Julian Edelman this offseason as he decided to call it career. New England has to find a stronger option and Cooks may be the right player to join Belichick’s current receiving unit.