Meet the newest member of the New Orleans Saints, tight end Jared Cook
Oakland Raiders tight end Jared Cook (87) warms up before an NFL football game against the New York Jets in Oakland, Calif., Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Oakland Raiders tight end Jared Cook (87) runs after the catch during an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday, Dec. 17, 2017 in Oakland, Calif. Dallas won 20-17. (Peter Read Miller via AP)
Oakland Raiders tight end Jared Cook (87) catches the ball during an NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018 in Oakland, Calif. Kansas City won 40-33. (Peter Read Miller via AP)
Cincinnati Bengals middle linebacker Hardy Nickerson (56) breaks up a pass to Oakland Raiders tight end Jared Cook (87) in the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2018, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Frank Victores)
Oakland Raiders tight end Jared Cook (87) attempts a catch in the end zone during an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2018 in Cincinnati. (NFL Photos via AP)
Oakland Raiders tight end Jared Cook (87) motions to fans to get excited during an NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018 in Oakland, Calif. (Greg Trott via AP)
Oakland Raiders tight end Jared Cook practices before an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2018, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Gary Landers)
Oakland Raiders tight end Jared Cook (87) runs against the Denver Broncos during the first half of an NFL football game in Oakland, Calif., Monday, Dec. 24, 2018. (AP Photo/D. Ross Cameron)
Oakland Raiders tight end Jared Cook (87) catches a touchdown against the Kansas City Chiefs during the second half of an NFL football game in Oakland, Calif., Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)
Oakland Raiders tight end Jared Cook (87) catches a pass during an NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018 in Oakland, Calif. (Greg Trott via AP)
Oakland Raiders tight end Jared Cook (87) gains yardage after a pass during an NFL game against the Denver Broncos, Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018 in Denver. (Margaret Bowles via AP)
Oakland Raiders tight end Jared Cook (87) runs during an NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018 in Oakland, Calif. (Greg Trott via AP)
Oakland Raiders tight end Jared Cook (87) dives into the end zone for a touchdown during an NFL football game against the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday, Oct. 28, 2018 in Oakland, Calif. Indianapolis won 42-28. (Peter Read Miller via AP)
Oakland Raiders tight end Jared Cook (87) pulls in a touchdown catch as Arizona Cardinals defensive back Tre Boston (33) defends during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 18, 2018, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
Oakland Raiders Jared Cook (87) plays against the Denver Broncos during an NFL football game in Oakland, Calif., Sunday, Nov. 26, 2017.
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Oakland Raiders tight end Jared Cook (87) runs against the Cleveland Browns during an NFL football game in Oakland, Calif., Sunday, Sept. 30, 2018. (AP Photo/D. Ross Cameron)
Oakland Raiders tight end Jared Cook (87) touchdown during a NFL football game between the Indianapolis Colts and the Oakland Raiders Sunday October 28. 2018 at the Oakland County Coliseum Oakland Ca. The Indianapolis Colts defeated the Oakland Raiders 42 - 28. in game 8. (AP Photo/Bill Nichols)
Oakland Raiders tight end Jared Cook (87) is hit by Denver Broncos defensive back Justin Simmons (31) during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)
Oakland Raiders tight end Jared Cook (87) runs after the catch during a NFL football game against the Miami Dolphins on Sunday, Sept. 23, 2018 in Miami Gardens, Fla. ( Tom DiPace via AP)
Oakland Raiders tight end Jared Cook hauls in a pass as Los Angeles Chargers defensive back Adrian Phillips defends during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 7, 2018, in Carson, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Oakland Raiders tight end Jared Cook (87) in action during an NFL football game against the New York Giants, Sunday, Dec. 3, 2017, in Oakland, Calif. The Raiders defeated the Giants, 24-17. (Ryan Kang via AP)
Oakland Raiders tight end Jared Cook (87) makes a touchdown catch against Kansas City Chiefs defensive back Daniel Sorensen (49) during the second half of an NFL football game in Kansas City, Mo., Sunday, Dec. 10, 2017. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Oakland Raiders tight end Jared Cook (87) catches a pass next to Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Eric Murray (21) during an NFL football game, Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017, in Oakland, Calif. The Raiders defeated the Chiefs, 31-30. (Ryan Kang via AP)
Oakland Raiders' tight end Jared Cook gives a television interview during an NFL flag schools event at King's House Sports Ground in Chiswick, west London, Wednesday, July 18, 2018. (AP Photo/Robert Stevens)
Oakland Raiders tight end Jared Cook (87) celebrates his catch during an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday, Oct. 15, 2017 in Oakland, Calif. Chargers won 17-16. (Peter Read Miller via AP)
The New Orleans Saints announced today that they have agreed to terms with unrestricted free agent TE Jared Cook. The announcement was made by Saints Executive Vice President/General Manager Mickey Loomis.
Cook, 6-5, 254, is a ten-year NFL veteran who has played for the Tennessee Titans (2009-12), St. Louis Rams (2013-15), Green Bay Packers (2016) and the Oakland Raiders (2017-18). Cook was initially a third round pick (89th overall) of the Titans in the 2009 NFL Draft.
Over the course of his ten-year National Football League career, Cook has appeared in 149 regular season games with 77 starts, posting 425 receptions for 5,464 yards (12.9 avg.) with 25 touchdowns. In three postseason contests for Green Bay in 2016, Cook posted 18 receptions for 229 yards (12.7 avg.) and two touchdowns.
Playing for Oakland in 2018, Cook enjoyed his most productive season as a professional, playing in all 16 games with 14 starts, posting 68 receptions for 896 yards (13.2 avg.) with six touchdowns. Cook set career-highs and led the Raiders in catches, receiving yardage and touchdown receptions. He was named to his first Pro Bowl, where he added three more grabs for 71 yards. Among NFL tight ends in 2018, Cook finished fifth in receptions and fourth in receiving yardage and tied for fourth in scoring grabs. He registered four 100-yard games in 2018, tied for third-most among tight ends last season.
Cook, a native of Suwanee, Ga., was a three-year letterman at the University of South Carolina (2006-08), where registered 73 catches for 1,107 after transitioning full-time to tight end as a sophomore. He appeared in 13 games with 11 starts as a junior in 2008 and ranked second on the Gamecocks with a career-high 37 catches for a career-best 573 yards (15.5 avg.) and three touchdowns. He earned first-team All-Southeastern Conference recognition from the league's coaches, second-team honors from the Associated Press and was a Mackey Award semifinalist.
