Rams can (and should) capitalize on historically deep WR draft classCameron DaSilva
For the second time this offseason, the Los Angeles Rams parted ways with one of their top offensive playmakers. After cutting Todd Gurley last month, they traded away Brandin Cooks on Thursday, sending him and a 2022 fourth-round pick to the Texans for a second-rounder.
From a financial standpoint, trading Cooks made no sense whatsoever. The Rams will eat $21.8 million in dead money, losing $5 million in cap space this year just for him to play for the Texans.
From a roster-building perspective, it’s easy to see the Rams’ thinking behind this move. Cooks was coming off arguably the worst season of his career – a year in which he suffered two concussions – and wide receiver was already a strength in L.A.
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