Aside from DK Metcalf , no Pittsburgh Steelers receiver has more than 250 receiving yards this season. There's now another wideout available that could possibly help the Aaron Rodgers — or Mason Rudolph — and Mike Tomlin's offense.
"The Saints and Brandin Cooks have mutually agreed to part ways, according to a source," NewOrleans.Football reporter Nick Underhill wrote Wednesday on X. "Cooks will be a free agent."
Cooks will actually head to waivers. Teams will have a 24-hour window to submit a claim on the speedy veteran, who was initially drafted No. 20 overall in 2014. Cooks is in his 12th season as a pro and has spent time with the New Orleans Saints (two stints), New England Patriots , Los Angeles Rams , Houston Texans and Dallas Cowboys .
Cooks has 19 catches for 165 yards this go-round.
Brandin Cooks. — Christopher Michel
Pat Freiermuth is second on the team with 279 receiving yards on 23 receptions. Calvin Austin III (242) and Jaylen Warren (219) rank third and fourth, respectively. Second-year receiver Roman Wilson , a third-round draft pick in 2024, has 166 yards and a pair of touchdowns on 12 grabs, but hasn't contributed as the team had hoped when it selected him.
The Steelers signed free agent receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling to their practice squad earlier this month, but he hasn't been elevated to the active roster yet. Valdes-Scantling played with Rodgers with the Green Bay Packers for four seasons, setting career-highs with 690 receiving yards and six touchdowns in 2020.
Rodgers said that Valdes-Scantling is one of his favorite teammates of all time. The receiver said the quarterback had been trying to reunite with him for a few seasons.
This article originally appeared on Steelers Now : Former First-Round WR Back on Market for Steelers
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