As fast as Brandin Cooks is now – and these days, he moves faster than a rumor on Twitter – and as sudden as he likely was even at the age of 9, some processes can’t be rushed. But, perhaps, the wait makes the conclusion even more satisfying.
“You can’t explain it. You really can’t explain it. You can’t explain it,” he said, almost floored by the thought.
But if Cooks almost remains floored, imagine how his mother, Andrea Cooks, still feels after the son who rewarded her with a Mercedes courtesy of the $100,000 he was paid by Adidas for running the fastest 40-yard dash at the NFL Combine while wearing their cleats, raised his game and bought her a house.