The wide receiver's mentality is what allowed to him to a sign a two-year, $13 million deal to return to the New Orleans Saints last week — nine years after his initial departure.

Brandin Cooks has never worn the same number twice. Will he break that trend and return to his rookie number with the Saints?

Brandin Cooks didn't burn the bridge, so reconstruction wasn't necessary when the unrestricted free agent receiver made his way back to New Orleans after an eight-year space spanning when the former first-round pick departed in 2016, to rejoining the franchise March 21 after agreeing to a two-year contract.