LA Rams: 3 Trade packages to move WR Brandon Cooks

Trade Brandin Cooks for Kalen Ballage

LA needs a good young running back. The Miami Dolphins need a good wide receiver. The Rams might be able to get additional draft picks in this trade.

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The Miami Dolphins have 14 draft selections in this upcoming draft. They have multiple selections in every round except for the 3rd, 4th, and 6th rounds. Most of all, they have three round 1 picks.

Kalen Ballage played collegiately at Arizona State. He was drafted in the fourth round of the 2018 draft by Miami. He stands 6-feet-2 weighing 231 pounds. LA needs a powerful running back.

In his career, Ballage has rushed for 326 yards with four touchdowns. He has caught 23 passes for 119 yards. Obviously, he has needs a fresh new start.

Miami will receive a top wide receiver to pair with Devonte Parker. The Dolphins will draft a quarterback in the first round. Cooks would be a great calming presence inside the huddle for the young quarterback.

In this trade, the LA Rams get Ballage along with a second and fifth-round pick in 2020’s draft. Miami receives Cooks and the Rams compensatory round 3 pick. This appears to be beneficial for both teams to make this move.

Here is the third trade package that allows LA to move Cooks.