Packers working on trade to bring Randall Cobb back
The Green Bay Packers are acquiring Randall Cobb from the Houston Texans, according to a producer for NFL Network’s Rich Eisen.
The deal is not official and terms have not been reported. A source wouldn’t confirm the report, though Texans receiver Brandin Cooks wished Cobb well.
Want $250?
You meet people and they become family right away! @rcobb18 go back home and set it off 🏹
— Brandin Cooks (@brandincooks) July 27, 2021
The trade, if it happens, is noteworthy on a few levels. The least of which being Cobb’s return to Green Bay and what he can add to an offense that led the NFL in scoring in 2020.
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The Packers convinced quarterback Aaron Rodgers to return for the 2021 NFL season after a months-long standoff. On Monday, a couple hours after word broke of Rodgers’ return, Trey Wingo reported that Rodgers’ return was contingent on the Packers acquiring Cobb.
Cobb spent eight years with Green Bay, catching 470 passes for 5,524 yards and 41 touchdowns. He had a monster 2014 season with 91 receptions for 1,287 yards and 12 touchdowns. However, he’s never approached those numbers again.
Over the last five seasons – 2016 through 2018 with Green Bay, 2019 with Dallas and 2020 with Houston – Cobb has averaged 51.4 receptions for 583 yards and 3.3 touchdowns.
