Sean McVay: Brandin Cooks trade “the result of a lot of tough decisions”

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The Rams became the third team to trade wide receiver Brandin Cooks when they shipped him to the Texans earlier this month and the frequent trades led to a question for Rams head coach Sean McVay during a visit with Jay Glazer of FOX Sports on Wednesday night.

Glazer asked McVay why Cooks has been traded so often and McVay called the wideout a “great player” while calling any suggestion that he’s not a good teammate an “unfair narrative.” McVay called Cooks the “epitome of a teammate” and explained that the trade was one of many difficult calls the team has had to make this offseason.

“It’s the result of a lot of tough decisions that we really had to make organizationally as a whole this offseason,” McVay said. “Losing a lot of great players that have been instrumental in our success and Brandin is one of those guys as well, but it’s also a reflection of the confidence that we do have in some other players on our roster.”

Financial issues weighed heavily on a lot of those decisions, but Cooks was also coming off a down year and has dealt with several concussions in recent seasons. The combination of all those factors clearly outweighed anything Cooks brought to the locker room.