Packers agree to trade for Randall Cobb

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The are completing a trade with the to acquire wide receiver , fulfilling the request of quarterback . The Packers are sending a , according to Network's Tom Peli sero. This deal will become official is official so that everything fits under the salary cap. Trey Wingo reported that Rodgers returning to the team was dependent upon the acquisition Albert Pujols Jersey  of Cobb. CBS Sports NFL Insider adding that Chicago's trade of wide receiver to Houston was e sentially completed with an understanding of upcoming events.Cobb, 30, has two years remaining on his current contract. The second-round pick out of Kentucky in 2011 recorded 38 Darin Erstad Jersey  receptions for 441 yards and three touchdowns last season for the Texans. In eight seasons with Green Bay, he ama sed 470 receptions for 5,524 yards and 41 touchdowns; a significant share of those statistics were a result of his connection with Rodgers.Cobb even took to social media to confirm the trade, saying that he was heading home.    IM COMING HOME!   Randall Cobb (@rcobb18)  In his first stint with Green Bay, the team made five consecutive playoff appearances, including reaching the NFC Championship Game in 2017. The only interruption in an otherwise healthy marriage was ironically injuries. Cobb mi sed a total of 23 games, including seven during what amounted to Zack Cozart Jersey  his final season with the organization. The prior offseason, he had told reporters that he had undergone ankle surgery.The news of the team's parting of ways with the wide receiver was met with with the following caption:"I have to remind myself that some birds aren't meant to be caged...And when they fly away, the part of you that knows it was a sin to lock them up does rejoice. Still, the Luis Valbuena Jersey  place you live in is that much more drab and empty that they're gone. I gue s I just mi s my friend." Rodgers has proven to be a valuable ally and loyal supporter of his teammates, specifically the wide receivers. NFL Media's Ian Rapoport reported that the release of -- just days after the quarterback publicly praised the pa s catcher -- was . Last offseason, the team opted to draft quarterback in the first round rather than help for Rodgers. Rodgers publicly stated he held zero ill will toward Love, an innocent bystander in this whole affair, but admitted he was a bit caught off guard by the decision, which hit a little too close to home considering he was on the other side of a similar storyline 16 years earlier with Brett Favre. His i sue has seemed to be more with general manager Brian Gutekunst rather than head coach Matt  Ian Kinsler Jersey LaFleur and his coaching staff. Cobb serves as a proverbial olive branch.  Green Bay opens its season Sep. 12 in New Orleans.