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Houston Texans: Brandin Cooks trade adds plenty of insult to injury

After Houston Texans head coach and general manager Bill O’Brien traded DeAndre Hopkins, arguably the NFL’s best wide receiver, to the Arizona Cardinals in a deal that made absolutely no sense, the Texans needed to boost their receiving core.

On the same day they traded Hopkins, the Houston Texans signed free agent veteran wideout Randall Cobb to a three-year, $27 million deal.

Today, it was just announced that the Texans acquired WR Brandin Cooks and a future fourth-round draft pick in exchange for this year’s 57th overall pick:

Texans acquire WR Brandin Cooks and a 2022 fourth-round pick from the Rams for the 57th pick in this month's draft.