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Per @rapsheet

From Rapoport

We are very happy! We lacked a threat outside of MT last year and it allowed teams to double or triple cover him at times. Cook doesn't need to be a prime Jimmy Graham, he just needs to be someone who can get open and keep defenses honest. Brees is gonna love him

Rumors that its "basically" a 1 year $8m fully guaranteed deal. Not sure if that means its actually longer but only guaranteed in year 1 or what, but thats a pretty damn good deal for us

Supposedly a 1year, $8m fully guaranteed deal

Another Vikings --> Saints migration. Sherels leads the Vikings all-time in PR yards and TDs

Well we already got that so...

Sidenote: has PFT ever broken news before? They didn't tag or quote anyone, they're claiming this is their own source. We might want to wait for more official word

Glad to finally hear something. I'm hoping we got him on a team-friendly deal due to lack of perceived interest in the media. He met with us a week ago and its been radio silence since

I followed Cook closely last year cus I had him in fantasy. Hopefully he can put up similar or better numbers with us. I'm not too worried about the contract, we met a week ago and there were no other reports of him visiting anyone else, so we can't have been in much of a bidding war.

A 6th or 7th rounder is likely enough and its an expiring deal that would be lessened by Miami absorbing some of the contract. If we don't get Ziggy and have no other use for the cap I'm fine with it.

Why?

Looks like the Dolphins are trying to shed Robert Quinn's $11.8m salary this year. He has just one season left on his deal plus a $1.1m roster bonus. The Cowboys and Saints have both had trade talks with the Fins, however the Cowboys look like the front runners as Quinn is heading to Dallas for a visit. Dolphins are willing to absorb part of the salary to facilitate the deal https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2019/03/19/dolphins-talking-to-multiple-teams-about-robert-quinn/

The Dolphins are trying to shed salary and are willing to eat a portion of Quinn's salary if it means getting out of his contract. He is in the last year of his deal and is owed $11.8 million plus a $1.1 million roster bonus. Not sure how much the Dolphins are willing to eat since we don't have the cap space to absorb the entire amount, but he would be a great addition to the D-Line and is exactly the type of all-in move Loomis would consider for one last run. It seems like the Cowboys have a slight edge in acquiring him over us, but we've had talks with the Fins already. Thoughts!? https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/1108041832796168194 https://twitter.com/ArmandoSalguero/status/1108023315455713281

Guys we don't know the full contract details yet. Could be heavily backloaded with minimal guarantees. Lets chalk this up as a solid signing for now until we see the full numbers. He could always move over to guard next year when Peat is gone and Tom slides into C