Report: TE Jared Cook to sign with Packers
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Tight end Jared Cook is in Green Bay and will finalize a deal with the Packers, reports Ian Rapoport of NFL.com.
Cook signed a five-year, $35 million contract with the Rams before the 2013 season, but was one of the veterans cut when the team moved to Los Angeles.
The 28-year-old spent two seasons with the Rams, playing in 32 games, including 18 starts, and making 91 catches for 1,115 yards and three touchdowns.
Cook was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the third round of the 2009 draft.
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He joins Richard Rodgers as another threat in the Packers passing game at the tight end position. Rodgers was third on Green Bay in receiving in 2015, posting 510 yards and eight touchdowns.
