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ArticleRams player trades under Sean McVay: Win, Loss, or Push?
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After Brandin Cooks suffered a concussion in 2019, the Rams felt ready to part with his hefty contract. They found a suitor in the Texans. Cooks actually put together back to back 1000+ yard / 6 TD seasons. An argument could be made that the Rams could have gotten more out of Cooks trading him away as he was only entering his age 27 season.
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Cooks trade-away was a loss; he produced 1000+ yards in consecutive seasons after.

The Rams acquired Cooks and a 2018 4th round pick from New England for a 2018 1st round pick and 2018 6th round pick. Though Cooks produced a 1200-yard season in his two years with LA, the source rates the initial trade as a win. However, when the Rams later traded Cooks to Houston after a 2019 concussion, the source rates that second trade as a loss, noting Cooks was only entering his age 27 season and subsequently put together back-to-back 1000+ yard and 6 TD seasons, suggesting the Rams could have gotten more value from keeping him.

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