Why Dolphins are ex-Bills, Patriots 1st-round WRs 'best landing spot' in free agency originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.The Miami Dolphins have cut ties with a lot of the veteran players on their roster, but they are still trying to field a somewhat competitive team.While the quarterback position with Malik Willis, the running back with De'Von Achane, the offensive line, and the tight end rooms aren't terrible, the wide receiver room in Miami is in a terrible state.This team would benefit greatly from an outside addition. That's only one reason why Daniel Popper of The Athletic named the Dolphins as the "best landing spot" for former Buffalo Bills and New England Patriots first-round WR Brandin Cooks.Why Dolphins are Brandin Cooks's best landing spot in free agency"Cooks is a potential cheap option that would bring some professional production to a room needing it," Popper writes. "Cooks landed with the Buffalo Bills for the stretch run last season and had some promising moments. He is a veteran route-runner who can still threaten defenses in the deep part of the field."Cooks is 32 years old and has been bouncing around the NFL since he was taken No. 20 overall in the 2014 NFL Draft by the New Orleans Saints.Last season, he spent time with the Saints and Bills, posting 279 receiving yards and no touchdowns on 24 receptions. In the playoffs with Buffalo, he caught five of 11 targets for 78 yards.While he might not be the 1,000-yard receiver he was during his early playing days, Cooks is a quality veteran addition for teams in need of WR help.For a Dolphins team that really needs a veteran leader in the WR room, Cooks would be a phenomenal low-risk signing that could turn into a very valuable one.MORE:Dolphins trade idea sends Jaylen Wright to Texans for late round draft pickThe current WR room of Malik Washington, Jalen Tolbert, Tutu Atwell, Chris Bell, Caleb Douglas, Kevin Coleman Jr., Tahj Washington, Theo Wease Jr., Terrace Marshall Jr., Jalen Reagor, AJ Henning, and Donaven McCulley is not good enough.Adding Cooks won't make it significantly better, but he would help raise the floor a bit as a veteran option who'd be a nice downfield option for Willis in 2026.But another reason why Cooks might be a good signing is that if he plays well, the Dolphins could trade him mid-season by the trade deadline for a late-round pick. Even if only a seventh-rounder, it'd be a trade worth making.The Dolphins are a rebuilding team, and taking on someone like Cooks could help get them through the first half of the season, and then be used in a trade, hopefully with Bell slated to come back from injury at some point around the deadline.Cooks would be a nice pickup for the Dolphins, even if they don't end up trading him, as he'd be a floor-raiser for this lackluster WR room that needs a few good options to emerge for Willis in Miami for the upcoming 2026 season.More NFL news:If Bills trade Josh Allen, this would be the mind-blowing costSeahawks trade idea lands Jackson powers-Johnson from Raiders for one draft pick49ers urged to trade Mac Jones if they receive an offer of at least a 2nd round pickRams urged to trade for Patriots DeMario Douglas to fix WR3 problemBroncos urged to trade Riley Moss in move thatd make no sense