<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/buffalo-bills/bills-news-brandin-cooks-expectations-buffalo-signing');   ga('set', 'title', 'Brandin Cooks reveals expectations with Bills after signing');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Brandin-Cooks_49004d.jpg"><figcaption>Kyle Terada-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Brandin Cooks reveals expectations with Bills after signing</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-11-26T19:13:16-08:00">November 26th, 7:13pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-11-26T19:35:15-08:00">November 26th, 7:35pm</time><address><a>Mike Gianakos</a>Mike Gianakos is a veteran editor and writer for print and digital media. He also created and oversaw video and event production departments for legacy media brands. Mike is a longtime podcaster and even longer suffering NY Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Buffalo Bills</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Buffalo Bills fell to 7-4 with Thursday night’s <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl-editorials/bills-most-to-blame-stunning-tnf-loss-texans">loss to the Houston Texans</a>. After dominating the AFC East for five straight seasons, Buffalo is suddenly in danger of ceding the division to a resurgent New England Patriots team.</p><p>It’s no secret that the Bills’ lack of a true WR1 has hurt the team. And that dynamic was magnified by Dalton Kincaid’s absence on Thursday. After the Week 12 loss, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/buffalo-bills/bills-news-buffalo-adds-help-for-josh-allen-with-brandin-cooks-signing">Bills signed Brandin Cooks</a>, adding the veteran wideout as a depth piece to the team’s questionable receiver corps.</p><p>The 32-year-old WR is <a href="https://x.com/danfetes/status/1993778763432448114?s=20" rel="noopener">embracing the opportunity</a> in Buffalo. He hopes to be a leader for the Bills and “at the end of the day, come out here and remind people around this league that I’m still a playmaker,” Cooks said per 13WHAM’s Dan Fetes. “And that’s my expectation. Go out there and make plays. Be the best teammate I can possibly be and let everything else take care of itself.”</p><h2><b>Bills turn to Brandin Cooks for offensive spark</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Brandin-Cooks-2_979510.jpg"><figcaption>Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>A first-round draft pick in 2014, Cooks earned a reputation as one of the league’s fastest wideouts. Asked about his speed in his 12th NFL season, the receiver exuded confidence. “It ain’t left. It hasn’t left, I can tell you that much,” he said.</p><p>Cooks signed a two-year deal with the New Orleans Saints over the offseason, embarking on a second stint with the franchise that drafted him. But the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-orleans-saints/saints-news-new-orleans-waives-brandin-cooks-after-disappointing-2025">Saints waived Cooks</a> after an underwhelming performance with the team. He had 19 receptions for 165 scoreless yards in 10 games with New Orleans this year.</p><p>Now he’ll join the Bills’ undistinguished group of pass catchers after signing with Buffalo – his sixth different NFL team.</p><p>The Bills’ once vaunted offense looked inept against a suffocating Texans defense in Week 12. Josh Allen was sacked eight times on Thursday as an uninspiring receiving corps failed to gain separation in Houston</p><p>The Bills have all but <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/buffalo-bills/bills-sean-mcdermott-clarifies-mysterious-keon-coleman-benching-speculation">given up on second-year WR Keon Coleman</a>, who was a healthy scratch for the second straight week. Now Buffalo will add Cooks to the mix.</p><p>The veteran wideout, who last recorded a 1,000-yard season in 2021, is playing with a <a href="https://x.com/thadbrown7/status/1993782168850489565" rel="noopener">chip on his shoulder</a>, according to WROC-TV’s Thad Brown. “You hear the whispers,” Cooks said, adding that he believes he can still be an impact player in the league.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Brandin Cooks reveals expectations with Bills after signing

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/buffalo-bills/bills-news-buffalo-releases-wr-signing-brandin-cooks');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bills release WR after signing Brandin Cooks');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/McDermott-coaches.jpg"><figcaption>Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Bills release WR after signing Brandin Cooks</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-11-26T09:05:50-08:00">November 26th, 9:05am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-11-26T09:05:50-08:00">November 26th, 9:05am</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University alum from Atlanta who graduated with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Buffalo Bills</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Recently, the Buffalo Bills raised eyebrows by signing <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/buffalo-bills/bills-news-buffalo-adds-help-for-josh-allen-with-brandin-cooks-signing">veteran wide receiver Brandin Cooks to</a> their roster ahead of the stretch run of the 2025 NFL season. Cooks figures to provide some depth and experience to a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl-editorials/bills-most-to-blame-stunning-tnf-loss-texans">Bills wide receiver room</a> that has seen its ups and downs so far this year, particularly considering the recent tribulations of young receiver Keon Coleman.</p><p>Seemingly as a result of the Cooks signing, the Bills have also now <a href="https://x.com/MySportsUpdate/status/1993720800218874099" rel="noopener">made another transaction for their roster.</a></p><p>“The #Bills have released WR Elijah Moore,” reported NFL insider Ari Meirov of The 33rd Team on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>It remains to be seen if Moore will be picked up by another team this season.</p><p>Overall, the Bills’ wide receiver room has been a roller coaster this year. Josh Palmer has been in and out of the lineup due to injury this year, and Khalil Shakir has continued to perform well for the most part, although it remains to be seen if he can truly be an elite number one wide receiver at the NFL level.</p><p>Meanwhile, there is considerable speculation about what is going on with Coleman, who has been benched recently for reasons not fully explained by the coaching staff.</p><p>All the while, Josh Allen has been running for his life behind this offensive line, which gave up eight sacks in a road loss to the Houston Texans last week.</p><p>All told, things could be better in Bills Land ahead of their matchup this Sunday on the road against the Pittsburgh Steelers. That game is set to kick off at 4:25 pm ET.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bills release WR after signing Brandin Cooks

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/buffalo-bills/bills-news-buffalo-adds-help-for-josh-allen-with-brandin-cooks-signing');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bills add help for Josh Allen with Brandin Cooks signing');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/New-Bills-WR-Brandin-Cooks-with-Saints.jpg?w=1024"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Bills add help for Josh Allen with Brandin Cooks signing</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-11-25T13:46:22-08:00">November 25th, 1:46pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-11-25T14:10:24-08:00">November 25th, 2:10pm</time><address><a href="https://linktr.ee/jordan.llanes">Jordan Llanes</a>Jordan Llanes is a sports writer and reporter based in Florida. In addition to ClutchPoints, he writes for a few other publications covering the NFL, college sports and Tottenham Hotspur. When he's not writing, Jordan enjoys spending time with his fiancée, cats, family and friends, as well as catching the latest TV shows and movies, and traveling.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Buffalo Bills</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Following a shocking 23-19 loss to the Houston Texans on Thursday Night Football last week, the Buffalo <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/buffalo-bills/bills-news-buffalo-making-3rd-go-round-with-former-1st-round-pick">Bills are looking to regain</a> ground in the AFC East. While many thought this year was the Bills’ time to march towards the Super Bowl, the resurgent New England Patriots have claimed the East’s lead at 10-2. Ahead of a pivotal matchup versus a fellow AFC playoff contender in the Pittsburgh Steelers, ESPN’s Adam Schefter broke news via X, formerly Twitter, that Buffalo <a href="https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/1993429707430510987" rel="noopener">was signing veteran wide receiver</a> Brandin Cooks.</p><p>“Bills signed WR Brandin Cooks,” broke Schefter.</p><p>At 7-4, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/nfl-stories/clutchpoints-nfl-power-rankings-week-13-packers-chiefs-bills">the Bills aren’t out of</a> the running by any means. Currently 2.5 games behind the Patriots with six games remaining, there is certainly a way back to the top of the AFC East. That includes wins over the Steelers on Sunday and at New England in two weeks. Can Cooks help Allen and the Buffalo offense get their groove back against Pittsburgh on the road this coming weekend?</p><h2><b>Bills look to get back on track after Thursday night’s defeat to the Texans</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Bills-QB-Josh-Allen.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Even before last Thursday’s surprising defeat, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl-editorials/bills-most-to-blame-stunning-tnf-loss-texans">Bills had shown an inconsistent form</a> since starting the season 4-0. A 3-4 record since that start, including a home loss to the Patriots, as well as two other puzzling performances on the road, has many confused about the viability of Buffalo’s chances at Super Bowl contention.</p><p>Allen’s dip in form has been a reason for the drop off in form. Last season’s NFL MVP, Allen’s decision-making has been head-scratching, to say the least. Down four key offensive contributors, including three targets, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/nfl-stories/3-teams-should-sign-brandin-cooks-saints-release">Cooks should be able</a> to help ease those losses. While the former first-rounder didn’t contribute too much in his latest stint with the New Orleans Saints, his experience should make his transition smoother. Can Cooks and Allen get on the same page, helping the Bills get back on track towards a long-awaited Super Bowl berth?</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bills add help for Josh Allen with Brandin Cooks signing

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/nfl-stories/3-teams-should-sign-brandin-cooks-saints-release');   ga('set', 'title', '3 teams that should sign Brandin Cooks after Saints release');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/3-teams-that-should-sign-Brandin-Cooks-after-Saints-release.jpg"></figure><h1>3 teams that should sign Brandin Cooks after Saints release</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-11-23T04:53:02-08:00">November 23rd, 4:53am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-11-23T04:53:41-08:00">November 23rd, 4:53am</time><address><a>Matty Breisch</a>Matty Breisch is a Senior Editor who specializes in NFL and WWE content at ClutchPoints. He can be read at Heavy, FanSided, The Needle Drop, Philadelphia Sports Network, and right here at ClutchPoints. Are you ready to read about football and wrestling? Well, you've come to the right place.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>For the seventh time in his 12-year NFL career, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-orleans-saints/saints-news-new-orleans-waives-brandin-cooks-after-disappointing-2025">Brandin Cooks will be playing for a new team, having officially cleared waivers</a> after being released by the team that drafted him and re-signed during the offseason, the New Orleans Saints.</p><p>One of the premier players in the 2014 NFL Draft class, Cooks has long been championed for his speed and deep play abilities, with contender after contender trading for his services over the past decade to a near-record-breaking degree. But at 32, his best days may be behind him, as he’s <a href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/CookBr00.htm" rel="noopener">recorded fewer yards in 2024 and 2025 combined, 424</a>, than he had in each of his 10 previous individual seasons with the Saints, New England Patriots, Los Angeles Rams, Houston Texans, and Dallas Cowboys.</p><p>And yet, even if Cooks is no longer an elite deep threat, that doesn’t mean he can’t still help a good team succeed in the short term, even if it comes as a WR3 or even a WR4 on a really good team. He can still get vertical, has extensive experience in multiple schemes, and most importantly of all, brings the threat of speed to any offense any time he takes the field, which could force opposing defenses to change their plans in order to avoid being burned over the top.</p><p>With the playoffs rapidly approaching, there are multiple teams that should heavily push for Cooks’ services, as he could change the outcome of a game, a drive, or even just a play, which could be the difference between advancing in the playoffs and an early vacation come January.</p><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Brandin-Cooks.jpg"><figcaption>Robert Hanashiro-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h2><b>Brandin Cooks could return to the New England Patriots</b></h2><p>After finishing out the 2024 NFL season with a top-5 draft pick, the New England Patriots have been one of the true bright spots of the 2025 campaign, with second-year quarterback Drake Maye leading the team to a 9-2 record through Week 11.</p><p>With a cost-controlled quarterback under contract for the next four years, some exciting young players around him like Will Campbell, Christian Gonzalez, and Cory Durden, and quality veterans like Mack Hollins, Stefon Diggs, and Harold Landry III filling out the roster, more than a few fans banged the table to see Mike Vrabel, Eliot Wolf, and company make a move at the trade deadline to further fortify the roster before the playoffs.</p><p>Unfortunately, that didn’t happen, as the Patriots opted to sell off players like Keion White and Kyle Dugger from the previous administration instead of loading up on more win-now players, forcing Vrabel to roll with the players he has rather than fortifying his roster with someone new.</p><p>Enter Cooks, who could add some deep threat ability to the Patriots’ offense like he did in 2017 for Tom Brady.</p><p>Despite moving on from deep threats like Tyquan Thornton and Ja’lynn Polk, the Patriots’ offense has found plenty of success down the field in 2025, with Hollins, Diggs, Kayshon Boutte, Kyle Williams, and DeMario Douglas all averaging at least 10 yards per reception on the season. Add a deep threat like Cooks to that group, who has a career yards-per-reception of 13.3, and it could provide Vrabel with a solid sparkplug should any of New England’s young players hit a wall down the stretch.</p><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Brandin-Cooks-1.jpg"><figcaption>Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h2><b>Brandin Cooks could return to the Los Angeles Rams</b></h2><p>Like New England, Cooks has already played for the Los Angeles Rams, having spent two seasons with Matthew Stafford and company under Sean McVay from 2018-19.</p><p>In 2018, Cooks ultimately had his best season as a pro, catching 80 of the 117 balls thrown his way for a career-high 1,204 yards and five touchdowns. While that production was worth the 2018 first round pick – and change – Les Snead gave up to bring him to town, an underwhelming 2019 season made him expendable, with the Houston Texans acquiring the Oregon State product plus a 2022 fourth rounder for a second.</p><p>In 2025, the Rams are a good team with two of the very best wide receivers in the game in Puka Nacua and Davante Adams, but their WR3 spot has been underwhelming, with Tutu Atwell having four receptions for 164 yards, Jordan Whittington catching 13 balls for 130 yards, and the rest of the team’s wide receivers under 100 yards through 11 weeks.</p><p>Granted, the Rams have succeeded with their tight ends-heavy packages in 2025, with 13 personnel becoming a fixture in Los Angeles and McVay hunting mismatches, but adding one more good wide receiver could provide even more optionality for Stafford and company.</p><p>Can Cooks play up to his 2018 or even his 2019 standards in 2025? Probably not, but considering what the Rams have in the cupboard, the bar isn’t very high to become a quality contributor.</p><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Brandin-Cooks-2.jpg"><figcaption>Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h2><b>Brandin Cooks could finally sign with the Philadelphia Eagles</b></h2><p>Unlike the Saints, Patriots, Rams, Texans, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-brandin-cooks-open-to-return-free-agency">Cowboys, and Saints once more</a>, Cooks has never played for the Philadelphia Eagles, but he has been linked to the team for pretty much his entire NFL career.</p><p>Cooks was famously one of the six players Chip Kelly considered drafting in 2014 before trading back and selecting Marcus Smith, and over his prime, the Eagles were seemingly always connected to the Oregon State deep threat as a potential long-term replacement for DeSean Jackson on the outside.</p><p>In 2025, those connections could finally come to fruition.</p><p>Now granted, like the Rams, the Eagles also have two very good wide receivers in AJ Brown and DeVonta Smith, and that duo has already complained about their touches in 2025, but behind the duo, WR3 Jahan Dotson has 10 catches for 194 yards, and Xavier Gipson has three, <i>three</i>, yards on just one reception.</p><p>Can the Eagles succeed with just three wide receivers with more than one reception? No, even if Jalen Hurts is one of the more conservative passers in the game, he still needs more weapons to unlock the Eagles’ full offensive potential, which has been lacking in 2025.</p><p>Though he was far from a perfect player, Quez Watkins provided a certain level of verticality the Eagles have been missing ever since he fell out of favor in late 2023. While Watkins is technically still on the practice squad, Cooks is a more ready-made option who can bring some veteran leadership to a wide receivers room that is, shall we say, lacking in that department. If he can just get everyone on the same page, Cooks will be worth so much more than the production he delivers on the field.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

3 teams that should sign Brandin Cooks after Saints release

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/new-orleans-saints/saints-news-new-orleans-waives-brandin-cooks-after-disappointing-2025');   ga('set', 'title', 'Saints waive Brandin Cooks after disappointing 2025');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Saints-1.jpg"><figcaption>Stephen Lew-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Saints waive Brandin Cooks after disappointing 2025</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-11-22T13:27:08-08:00">November 22nd, 1:27pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-11-22T13:27:08-08:00">November 22nd, 1:27pm</time><address><a>Yago Antunes</a>Yago Antunes is a Brazilian journalist and writer with experience covering esports, the NFL, NBA, and soccer. He has contributed to online outlets and reported on major international tournaments, building a strong background in sports journalism and digital media while displaying his passion about storytelling and sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">New Orleans Saints</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New Orleans Saints made their long-expected move at wide receiver, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-orleans-saints/saints-release-veteran-after-failing-to-make-historic-trade">cutting ties with Brandin Cooks</a> after a short-lived reunion that never came close to matching his first stint in New Orleans.</p><p>Brought back on a modest two-year deal to stabilize a reshaped passing game, the veteran instead became emblematic of an offense stuck in neutral under first-year head coach Kellen Moore, managing just 19 catches for 165 yards in 10 games on a 2-8 team clearly trending toward a reset.</p><p>New Orleans <a href="https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/1992338697879240911" rel="noopener">officially waived veteran</a> WR Brandin Cooks today, per a source. His name appears on today’s NFL wire, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.</p><p>The transaction closes the door on what could have been a historic deadline story. Had the Saints found a trade partner in October, Cooks would have become the first player in league history to be traded five times.</p><p>Instead, contractual details slowed the process, and New Orleans ultimately chose the cleaner route of a straight release once those technicalities were resolved.</p><p>For the Saints, this is as much about philosophy as production. With Derek Carr retired, Spencer Rattler gone, and Tyler Shough now steering an offense in transition, the front office is clearly pivoting away from expensive veterans toward a younger core.</p><p>Shipping out Rashid Shaheed at the deadline and now cutting Cooks frees up snaps and targets for developing options like Devaughn Vele and Mason Tipton while the club positions itself for a high 2026 draft pick and a more long-term build.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-orleans-saints/saints-news-why-brandin-cook-release-delayed">From Cook’s side, the timing could work in his favor</a>. At 32 and with more than 9,000 career receiving yards plus double-digit touchdowns as recently as his Dallas stop, he still profiles as a viable vertical threat for a contender that needs experienced speed on the perimeter.</p><p>His lack of usage in New Orleans says more about the Saints’ trajectory than his resume; he went untargeted in their Week 11 win over Carolina, a clear sign both sides were ready to move on.</p><p>New Orleans, meanwhile, continues to strip down around a struggling offense and reorient toward the future. Waiving one of the few remaining “win-now” pieces on the roster is just the latest indication that 2025 is about evaluation, not salvaging a season already lost in the standings.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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RECEPTIONS	RECEIVING YDS	TOUCHDOWNS	POSITION RANK
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2025 SEASON STATS
RECEPTIONS	RECEIVING YDS	TOUCHDOWNS	POSITION RANK
0	178	0	-

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