The Patriots traded a first-round pick for wide receiver Brandin Cooks, so you knew it wasn’t going to be a one-year rental.
According to Field Yates of ESPN, the Patriots have in fact picked up the 2018 option on the former first-rounder’s contract.
This was as obvious as any of the option decisions around the league, and they’re all due next week.
You can keep an eye on all of them here, in one spot.