What's up everybody? Welcome into the next Pats podcast. I'm Phil Perry coming at you from Radio Row in New Orleans.

We have another great episode lined up for you. Here today we're talking to both Thomas Dimitrov and Ross Tucker, a couple of great football

minds after we gave you a couple of great football minds in the previous Next Pat's edition with

both Lindsay Rhodes and Sean Syed from Sumer Sports, talked some senior bowl with them,

talk some Super Bowl and Super Bowl rosters in particular

and how the Patriots might be able to approach their roster rebuild by looking at these

teams that remain here in New Orleans playing for the Lombardi Trophy.

But here today, we want to talk about the receiver spot with Dimitrov.

We want to talk about the offensive line with Ross Tucker.

Unbelievable people to talk to on both of these topics.

And before we get to those conversations, I do have to bring up one name in particular

who would fulfill one of those needs for the New England Patriots

if they were able to acquire him this offseason.

And that's Cooper Cup from the L.A. Rams. He announced on Monday night that he would be traded this off season by the Rams.

Not his call.

The team's call.

He's 31 years old.

He's been banged up.

He's due about $20 million in real money next season alone, $12.5 million in base salary,

7.5 in a roster bonus that is due to him in March.

That's a significant chunk of change for a guy who's at the stage of his career that Cooper Cup is at.

A decent ways removed from 2021 when he had one of the best wide receiver seasons of all time.

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