Summarize and humanize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs in EnglishWhen asked if he thought he’d ever return to New Orleans, Brandin Cooks told reporters, “you always keep that bridge there. You just never know.”Cooks was traded by the New Orleans Saints under less than amicable circumstances, but if there was ever a time for a reunion, it was now.Mickey Loomis is the only remaining piece. Kellen Moore leads the team instead of Sean Payton. Chris Olave and Rashid Shaheed are the new, young receivers instead of Michael Thomas. Additionally, Cooks isn’t at a place in his career that he isn’t expecting to be the lead receiver in a roomWhile it’s a return to a familiar place, it feels like a fresh start of sorts. There aren’t many people around who were present when Cooks infamously said “closed mouths don’t get fed” after a big Saints victory over the Los Angeles Rams in which he didn’t catch a pass.Cooks’ issues with targets aren’t unusual for a wide receiver. Unfortunately, the most notable low moments came at high points for the Saints. Also, Thomas’ emergence would have kept Cooks in a role he would have grew more dissatisfied in. The two sides weren’t able to settle their differences, and it led to a divorce before the 2017 season.If you made a list of former Saints who could put the uniform on again, Cooks wouldn’t have been high on the list. Nearly a decade later, there was enough changes on both sides that a reunion is possible.
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