Signing Brandin Cooks wiped out a 2026 comp pick. If the Saints add someone else, they'll have let Paulson Adebo walk away for nothing.

Brandin Cooks is heading back to the franchise that drafted him, as the six-time 1,000-yard receiver has returned to the New Orleans Saints, the team announced. Per ESPN, Cooks will sign a two-year, $13 million deal with the Saints as he returns to New Orleans for the first time since being traded from the Saints to the New England Patriots after the 2016 season.

Cooks quickly became one of Dak Prescott’s preferred targets after landing in Dallas ahead of the 2023 season. However, the veteran receiver will suit up

Humphrey was signed by New Orleans in 2019 as an undrafted free agent out of Texas. He played three years with the Saints before spending the 2022 season with New England. Humphre

Lil'Jordan Humphrey has agreed to terms on a one-year deal with the New York Giants, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter. Humphrey (6-4, 225 pounds) entered the league as an undrafted free agent out of Texas with the New Orleans Saints in 2019.