The New Orleans Saints officially waived veteran WR Brandin Cooks on Saturday, according to Adam Schefter.
The Saints also elevated WR Dante Pettis and G William Sherman to their active roster.
New Orleans reported attempted to include a “poison pill” in Cooks revised deal recently before that was disallowed by the NFL.
Cooks, 31, is a former first-round pick of the Saints back in 2014. He was entering the final year of his four-year, $8.4 million contract when he was traded to the Patriots in 2017.
New England later picked up his fifth-year option for the 2018 season before trading him to the Rams for first- and sixth-round picks. From there, Cooks agreed to a five-year extension worth $81 million with Los Angeles, only to be traded to the Texans in 2020.
Cooks was set to make a base salary of $12.5 million for the 2022 season when he agreed to a two-year, $39.6 million extension with Houston. However, the Texans traded him to the Cowboys in 2023 for a mid-round pick.
The Saints signed Cooks to a two-year, $13 million deal this past March.
In 2025, Cooks has appeared in 10 games for the Saints and caught 19 passes on 25 targets for 165 yards receiving and no touchdowns.