5 teams who could trade for New Orleans Saints wide receiver Brandin Cooks

2. Philadelphia Eagles

According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Eagles could pursue a reunion with Desean Jackson when he hits free agency next March. Jackson’s previous exit from Philadelphia was likely pushed by former head coach Chip Kelly, so it’s worth noting a different coaching regime led by Doug Pederson is now in place and the Eagles have one of the most talent-barren wide receiver groups in the league.

With that need for a wide receiver in mind, and his being far younger (23) than Jackson (30), Cooks looks like a great fit for the Eagles. One fly in the possible trade ointment would be Philadelphia’s relative lack of draft pick capital, after an aggressive move up to take quarterback Carson Wentz last spring.

But the Eagles did get a second first-round pick next year and a conditional draft pick in 2018 from the Minnesota Vikings in the Sam Bradford trade three months ago, as Howie Roseman fully exercised his leverage over Vikings’ general manager Rick Spielman in the wake of Teddy Bridgewater’s leg injury late in the preseason. Either or both of those extra picks could easily be used in a trade for Cooks, with a player possibly thrown in for good measure to get the Saints’ attention.

Cooks would be an instant upgrade to Wentz’s supporting cast, and with youth on his side they could be a productive combination for a long time. Eagles’ fans may want Jackson back for nostalgia purposes, but trading for Cooks would be the better offseason move by far.