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NFL Free agency: Three best remaining moves teams can make

By Lou Scataglia

Sep 19, 2021; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Houston Texans wide receiver Brandin Cooks (13) leaps over Cleveland Browns cornerback Troy Hill (23) as he scores a touchdown during the fourth quarter at FirstEnergy Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Scott Galvin-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 19, 2021; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Houston Texans wide receiver Brandin Cooks (13) leaps over Cleveland Browns cornerback Troy Hill (23) as he scores a touchdown during the fourth quarter at FirstEnergy Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Scott Galvin-USA TODAY Sports /
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NFL free agency: Brandin Cooks #13 of the Houston Texans celebrates a touchdown during the fourth quarter against the Jacksonville Jaguars at TIAA Bank Field on December 19, 2021 in Jacksonville, Florida. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) /

NFL Free Agency: Three best remaining moves

2. Brandin Cooks to the Cleveland Browns

Teams have reportedly been calling the Houston Texans about Brandin Cooks, which makes sense.

Cooks is set to enter his age-29 season, and the Texans are in a massive rebuild, so Houston would be smart to deal him for some additional draft capital.

Brandin Cooks is perhaps the most underrated and underappreciated player in the NFL.

Through his eight full seasons, he has six seasons of 1,000 yards, and perhaps most impressively put up over 1,000 yards in 2021, catching passes from Tyrod Taylor and Davis Mills.

Cooks was brought to Houston in 2020 to pair with Deshaun Watson, so there’s already chemistry there. Furthermore, the Browns currently do not have a legitimate deep ball threat or much of a WR2 at all.

Cooks can provide both.  He doesn’t miss games and averages 67 receiving yards per game.

He’s a stud of a player and should be a Cleveland Brown.  Making this trade gives the Browns yet another weapon and would help them separate themselves in the stacked AFC North.

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