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With the Houston Texans Week 8 game being against the Los Angeles Rams, we’ll see if this franchise can find a way to win against one of the better teams in the league. There isn’t much hope for Houston right now, as they’re currently rebuilding the roster. We’ll be taking a look at this Texans-Rams […]

The Houston Texans face off against the Carolina Panthers in their Week 3 matchup on Thursday night football. Houston has a depleted roster but they’ve competed surprisingly well in their first two games. We’ll see if they can earn their second win against Carolina. It’s time to continue our NFL predictions series with a Texans […]

Houston Texans wide receiver Brandin Cooks clapped back on Twitter after he was scrutinized as one of the players who received extensions from the Los Angeles Rams but ultimately failed to live up to their potential. Cooks answered back that he managed to get back on his feet with the Texans and even exceeded the […]

A little trickeration gave the Houston Texans a touchdown against the Tennessee Titans. The flea flicker allowed DeShaun Watson with some space to throw to Brandin Cooks for a 38-yard touchdown. On 1st and 10 from the 38-yard line, the trick play led to a great pass to a wide open Cooks for the score. […]

The Houston Texans are poised to have wide receiver Keke Coutee back on board for their Week 14 matchup against the Chicago Bears after dealing with a knee injury. On the flip side, another pass-catcher in Brandin Cooks continues to deal with foot and back issues and is not expected to suit up for the […]

Not only is Week 13 a crucially important week for NFL franchises, but it’s also vital for fantasy football owners as most are preparing for the final go-round of the 2020 regular season. Even though some fantasy football owners may have one more week to go after Week 13 before the regular season formally concludes, […]

Going into Week 10 of the NFL season, most fantasy football teams are either gearing up for playoffs, or bottom feeding. Regardless of where you are in the standings, it’s always good to end the season with some pride. Here are the wide receivers start/sit for Week 10. WRs to start in NFL Week 10 […]

Week 9 of the 2020 NFL regular season is here. With it comes a lot of questions regarding your fantasy football team. Usually, at this point in a season you would have all types of different obstacles to overcome. There are the obvious bye week issues, but there are also injuries that you have to […]

The Cam Newton era got off to a good start with the New England Patriots. Newton won his Patriots debut, with offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels showing creativity by making Cam a legitimate part of the team’s rushing attack. The former NFL MVP completed 15 out of 19 passes in the Week 1 win and rushed […]

The Baltimore Ravens traded for Yannick Ngakoue earlier this week, but the trade rumors are still circling as several stories have linked them to another wide receiver before the trade deadline. With the news of the expected Dez Bryant signing and whispers of the Ravens potentially being interested in Antonio Brown, the common theme is […]

With Week 1 of the 2020 NFL regular season now officially in the books, fantasy football owners can begin looking ahead to Week 2. With this past offseason serving as one of the strangest in recent memory for obvious reasons, it remains to be seen as to which players continue to perform well and which […]

Houston Texans wide receiver Brandin Cooks will play in the 2020 NFL regular season opener against the Kansas City Chiefs on Thursday night. Cooks has been nursing a quadricep injury, but Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reported he is active. #Texans WR Brandin Cooks (quad) will be active tonight vs #Chiefs, source said. A good […]

The Houston Texans are hoping to make a statement against the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2020 NFL season opener. Unfortunately, it remains to be seen if they will be at full strength with wide receiver Brandin Cooks nursing a quad injury. Cooks has officially been listed as questionable for Week 1 against the Chiefs […]

Rate, review, and subscribe to Establish the Pass on iTunes, Google Play, and Spotify. Apple Podcasts link: Episode 96 of the Establish the Pass Podcast Spotify Podcasts link: Episode 96 of the Establish the Pass Podcast Establish the Pass Podcast Episode 96 – Blake Lovell and Dillon Reagan complete the podcast’s fantasy football preview series […]

Fantasy football is sort of its own world. The biggest stars in the NFL tend to be the biggest fantasy football stars as well. However, things can still be different in the fantasy universe. One thing that remains the same though, are breakout stars. Every year the NFL sees new stars introduced into the league. […]

The New Orleans Saints have been one of the NFL’s premier franchises since quarterback Drew Brees arrived in 2006, but before that, the team struggled mightily. Still, it is worth noting that they have made some excellent trades over the years. With that said, we take a look at the team’s five best trades in […]

The Houston Texans made quite a few moves this offseason. They lost superstar wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins in a trade that most believe they came out as the big losers. However, they added some great pieces as well, including the strong addition of wide receiver Brandin Cooks. From 2015 through 2018, Cooks enjoyed a four-year […]

It may be 107 degrees in Arizona, but that isn’t stopping Houston Texans superstar Deshaun Watson from getting work in with his new teammate. In the sweltering heat of Phoenix on Monday, Watson was throwing to new Texans wide receiver Brandin Cooks. The footage was captured by Watson’s personal quarterbacks coach, Quincy Avery. Work don't […]

Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson will no longer be throwing to DeAndre Hopkins, but he has been working out with Brandin Cooks, the guy likely to replace Hopkins as his top target. John McClain of the Houston Chronicle reported Cooks is one of the receivers frequenting Watson’s throwing sessions: The Texans are ending their virtual offseason program […]

Former Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Brandin Cooks has made his way around the league to begin his NFL career as the Houston Texans newcomer has already been traded multiple times. Suiting up for both the New Orleans Saints and New England Patriots as well, Cooks now has yet another prolific signal-caller to line up […]

The Houston Texans suffered a major blow to the receiving corps after trading away wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins. Fortunately, wide receiver Brandin Cooks is optimistic that there is more than enough talent to fill the void in the 2020 NFL season. Parting ways with a wideout of Hopkins’ caliber was arguably the most perplexing move […]

New Houston Texans wideout Brandin Cooks will be joining his third locker room in the last four seasons going into the 2020 season. However, while the team he has played on has changed often, one thing that has remained constant for the 26-year-old is his nickname. Cooks is known by some as “The Archer.” The […]

After being acquired in a trade with the Los Angeles Rams, Houston Texans wide receiver Brandin Cooks is hopeful about avenging his disappointing 2019 NFL campaign. This past season with the Rams, Cooks recorded a career-low 42 catches for 583 yards and two touchdowns. In a conference call on Thursday with the Texans’ reporters, Cooks […]

Some players might grow dispirited at being traded so many times in their careers. But not Brandin Cooks. The veteran wideout will be playing for his fourth team in the last five seasons when he suits up for the Houston Texans in 2020. However, Cooks takes it as a compliment, stating the fact he has […]

The Houston Texans completed a curious trade earlier this offseason, shipping out star wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins for veteran running back David Johnson and two draft picks, neither of which were first-round picks in the 2020 NFL Draft. Following that move, head coach and general manager Bill O’Brien later dealt for Los Angeles Rams veteran […]

Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay has all the faith in the world in wide receiver Josh Reynolds. The team traded veteran pass catcher Brandin Cooks earlier this offseason. With Cooks now officially a member of the Houston Texans, it will be time for Reynolds to step up in his absence with the Rams […]

Among the notable departures from the Los Angeles Rams this offseason was that of wide receiver Brandin Cooks. It seems his absence is going to take some getting used to for wide receiver Cooper Kupp. Both players had helped form one of the league’s most talented receiving corps. Kupp admits that losing Cooks is a […]

If Bill O’Brien and the Houston Texans hope to stay in playoff contention in 2020, they will need running back David Johnson and wide receiver Brandin Cooks to stay healthy. Johnson missed essentially the entirety of the 2017 campaign after suffering a knee injury, and he dealt with injuries again in 2019 before losing the […]

The Los Angeles Rams were forced to make plenty of tough decisions this offseason due to their limited cap situation. Nearly a week after the move was made, Sean McVay shared insight on why the Rams traded Brandin Cooks. Los Angeles @RamsNFL Coach Sean McVay says there should be no narrative on Brandin Cooks being […]

Whenever the 2020 NFL season kicks off, the Los Angeles Rams will be without a crucial cog in its wide receiving corps from the past two seasons. In the wake of Brandin Cooks’ trade to the Houston Texans on Friday, both Rams quarterback Jared Goff and wide receiver Cooper Kupp took to social media to […]

The Houston Texans made a splash move to acquire Brandin Cooks from the Los Angeles Rams and some fans were scratching their heads on why they made the trade. While fans continue to question the move, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport revealed why the Texans were keen on trading for Cooks. “The last time we checked […]

The Los Angeles Rams are trying to sort out their finances after 2019 exposed the various weaknesses they have on their roster. Their latest move is offloading Brandin Cooks for the outrageous contract that the team had to pay in comparison to his level of production last season. Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk reported […]

The Los Angeles Rams have been looking to trade Brandin Cooks since the end of the 2019 season and they’ve finally found a suitor. According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, the Houston Texans are in the process of trading for Cooks. Sources: The #Texans are in the process of trading for #Rams WR Brandin Cooks. […]

Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay doesn’t seem to think that veteran wide receiver Brandin Cooks is going anywhere this offseason. While the longtime NFL wideout has been traded a few times before having played for both the New Orleans Saints and New England Patriots before making his way to the Rams, Cooks currently […]

Last Friday, Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Brandin Cooks took to Twitter and said “Free me,” which had everyone thinking that a trade may have been in the works. But it doesn’t appear that is going to happen. According to Peter King of NBC Sports, Cooks is not on the trading block. There was some […]

Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Brandin Cooks unintentionally had some fans on the edge of their collective seats Friday when he took to Twitter with some of his quarantine blues. Free me 🤦🏿‍♂️ — Brandin Cooks (@brandincooks) March 27, 2020 Unsurprisingly, social media caught ablaze with the thought that Cooks was publically asking to be […]

Another offensive star could be on his way out of Los Angeles. After releasing All-Pro running back Todd Gurley on Thursday, Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Brandin Cooks could be traded by the time next season starts. Per Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, “the Rams didn’t call people on Brandin Cooks but they certainly did […]

The Los Angeles Rams missed the playoffs during the 2019 season after making a run to the Super Bowl the year previous. It was a big slice of humble pie for Sean McVay and company, which has forced the franchise to consider re-tooling. Unfortunately, with changes comes the need to move on from certain players. […]

The 2019 campaign was not kind to Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Brandin Cooks. He missed a couple of games due to a concussion, and he ended up having his least productive season since his rookie year, logging just 42 catches for 583 yards and a couple of touchdowns. But Cooks is working hard to […]