BREAKING NEWS: Los Angeles Rams Trade Brandin Cooks to the Houston Texans

Bill O’Brien is not done wheeling and dealing during the offseason just yet. With the 2020 NFL Draft two weeks away, the Houston Texans made a deal with the Los Angeles Rams that will send them the 57th overall pick in the upcoming event.

The trade also will see veteran wide receiver Brandin Cooks and a 2022 fourth-round pick shipped to Houston. Cooks will look to fill the void left behind from DeAndre Hopkins who was traded to the Arizona Cardinals earlier this offseason.

NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport was first to report the exchange:

The Houston Chronicle’s John McClain was the first to report the full details of the swap:

Cooks has been traded two previous times and in each instance—from New Orleans to New England and from New England to Los Angeles—and in both of those moves a first-round pick was also involved. This time, the seventh-year wide receiver was moved for a second rounder.

With all of the changes, the Texans still have a pretty solid group of weapons for Deshaun Watson to use:

However, whether or not you consider the moves upgrades, the Texans will be paying more money for their new set than the previous one:

For the Rams, this is another move to try and ease a financial burden that was ballooning since they agreed to a massive contract extension with quarterback, Jared Goff. Yet, they are still footing a big bill this year even after moving on from Cooks and Todd Gurley: