On Friday, the Saints announced the signing of free agent Brandin Cooks, reuniting him with the team that drafted him out of Oregon State with the 20th overall pick of the 2014 NFL Draft. Back where it all started. Welcome home, Brandin Cooks! 🏹 ✍️ https://t.co/hXuuEYkrDz pic.twitter.com/8SIqdPHOwH

The New Orleans Saints have brought back receiver Brandin Cooks, their 2014 first-round draft choice, on a two-year, free-agent contract. Cooks, whose return to New Orleans was announced by Saints general manager Mickey Loomis on Friday,

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.