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.

Cooks was traded to the Patriots in 2017 in exchange for a 2017 first-round pick, which was used to select All-Pro right tackle Ryan Ramczyk. The Patriots also sent the Saints a third-round pick and received a fourth-round pick in return.

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,