Brady rooting for his former receivers to do well

FOX B OROUGH, M A SS. Danny Amendola returns to Gillette Stadium with the undefeated Miami Dolphins on Sunday. Brandin Cooks just had a superb receiving game for the Los Angeles Rams in their fourth straight win Thursday night.

The New England Patriots, meanwhile, are sitting at 1-2 and looking for answers at wide receiver as they get set to play the fourth game of Julian Edelman’s four-game performance-enhancers suspension.

Asked Friday if it is frustrating to see his receivers go elsewhere and have success, Tom Brady said, “Not really. I’m happy for those guys.”

“Usually when you leave it’s because you get good opportunities in other places,” the Patriots quarterback added. “I’m usually generally frustrated by football in general just because it’s a frustrating sport. But I’m sort of happy for guys when they do well.”

Brady said he didn’t watch Cooks catch seven passes for 116 yards and a touchdown in the Rams’ win, saying only, “They have a good team. To be undefeated you have to be good.”

Through that Thursday game, Cooks, traded to Los Angeles for a first-round draft pick that turned into now-injured offensive lineman Isaiah Wynn, has 26 catches — two more than the New England wide receivers combined.

Phillip Dorsett, Chris Hogan and Cordarrelle Patterson have combined for 24 grabs, 230 yards and three touchdowns.

Cooks has almost twice as many yards (452) as the Patriots.

Amendola, who left the Patriots via free agency, has 11 catches for 100 yards, also for an undefeated team.

“He’s a great friend. I’m happy for him and his opportunity,” Brady said.