Saints Draft Pick Brandin Cooks Surprises Mom With New Car

The New Orleans Saints traded up with Arizona to select speedy wide receiver Brandin Cooks in the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft. Get ready to be his biggest fan.

I'm not even sure if Cooks has made his way to New Orleans yet, but the WHO DAT NATION won't have a problem embracing this guy. Coach Sean Payton spoke with FOX Sports about Cooks' ability on, as well as off the field.

You interview 75-80 at the combine. As you go through the process when you're reading the board and putting names up, if there is discussion with regards to a player, you might say 'Let's use up one of our visits and get this guy in here.' Brandin was a player where there really wasn't the type of discussion. It was pretty clear as to how he interviewed, how we felt about him.

We've seen the highlights. We know about the hands. We know about the awards. We know about the speed. After all, Cooks did post second fastest 40-yard dash time at this year's combine—the fastest in Adidas shoes which got him $100,000 from the shoe company.

But it's what Cooks did with the money that already makes him a player that the WHO DAT NATION can warm up to. Cooks was raised by his mother, Andrea, who worked two different jobs to raise him and his three brothers after his father died from a heart attack when he was just 6 years old.

He could have easily spent the cash on himself, but instead he surprised his mom by upgrading her 1999 Saturn to a brand new Mercedes-Benz SUV. The entire moment was caught on video (below) and is hard to watch without choking up.

Welcome to the team Brandin. Glad to have you in New Orleans.

Now let's "Cook."

[via FOXSports]