Report: Eagles 'Likely' Landing Spot For Brandin Cooks
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- On Thursday, Chris Mortensen reported the Eagles and the Titans were two teams interested in acquiring Saints wide receiver Brandin Cooks via trade.
One day later, Sirius XM NFL Radio host Alex Marvez reports the Eagles are the "likely landing spot" for the 23-year-old speedy wide out.
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According to Marvez, it would not necessarily cost the Eagles their first-round pick.
However, the NFL.com's Ian Rapoport reports the Saints do want a first-round pick in return.
Cooks, 23, has over 1,000 receiving yards in each of the last two seasons. Cooks was the 20th overall pick in 2014.
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Cooks is due a base salary of just $1.56 million in 2017, the final year of his rookie deal, and is looking for a major contract.
The Eagles have the 14th or 15th pick in the first-round, eight total picks, and just $12 million in cap space (30th in the NFL) as it stands now. The Eagles are in desperate need of acquiring offensive weapons for Carson Wentz.
