AP source: Saints trade WR Cooks to Patriots for draft picks (Yahoo Sports)

New Orleans Saints wide receiver Brandin Cooks (10) during the first half of an NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals, Sunday, Dec. 18, 2016, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

A person familiar with the deal says the New Orleans Saints have agreed to trade receiver Brandin Cooks to the New England Patriots. The Patriots sent their 2017 first-round selection and a third-round pick to New Orleans for Cooks while the Saints will send back a fourth-round pick, said the person who spoke Friday to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the teams have not announced the deal. In Cooks, 23, the Patriots add another speedy and productive young receiver to a group that already includes Chris Hogan, Malcolm Mitchell and veterans Julian Edelman and Danny Amendola.


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Video Shows Police Tackling Oklahoma QB Baker Mayfield

Oklahoma star quarterback Baker Mayfield was arrested last month in Fayetteville, Ark., for public intoxication, resisting arrest, and disorderly conduct. An officer wrote in the police report that he had been flagged down “to take an assault and battery report” and was trying to talk to a rowdy, intoxicated Mayfield.…

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The Latest: TE Martellus Bennett signs with Packers (Yahoo Sports)

In this photo taken Jan. 1, 2017 file photo, Cleveland Browns wide receiver Terrelle Pryor (11) catches a pass during the second half of an NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Pittsburgh. The Washington Redskins announced Friday, March 10, 2017, they've reached a deal with the wide receiver. (AP Photo/Don Wright, File)

The Green Bay Packers have signed tight end Martellus Bennett. The addition of Bennett means that the Packers are likely cutting ties with last year’s starter Jared Cook. A person with knowledge of the deals says the Dallas Cowboys are bringing back receiver Terrance Williams and adding defensive tackle Stephen Paea.


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