The Patriots traded Brandin Cooks to the Rams for a multitude of reasons, but did they depart with the prolific deep threat because they had a replacement for his skill set already on the roster?
A few months after acquiring Cooks from the Saints, the Patriots traded backup quarterback Jacoby Brissett for former first-round pick Phillip Dorsett.
However, Dorsett’s first season with the Pats didn’t go as planned.
The speedy wideout hauled in just 12 receptions for 194 yards last season, the fifth-fewest for a wide receiver that played at least 370 offensive snaps in 2017.