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New Orleans Saints: Jared Cook throws shade at his former team

PHILADELPHIA, PA - DECEMBER 13: Jared Cook #87 of the New Orleans Saints runs with the ball against the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field on December 13, 2020 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)

The tight end position will look different for the New Orleans Saints this year, as Jared Cook — their starting tight end of the past two years — signed with the Chargers over the offseason.

Saints fans weren’t particularly saddened by Cook’s departure, as his numbers declined from his 2019 season, and with Adam Trautman joining the team as a third-round pick, now was the time to push him into that starting role.