Brandin Cooks has signed for his second stint with the Saints, but this time he's in a very different role, a veteran leadership role that he embraces.

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.

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,