Report: Cowboys to Trade Amari Cooper to Browns

Neil Parker

Last Updated: March 12, 2022 12:06 PM EST • 1 min 3 sec read. Twitter link Google News Link

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - JANUARY 08: Amari Cooper #19 of the Dallas Cowboys carries the ball in the first quarter of the game against the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field on January 08, 2022 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Tim Nwachukwu / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

The Cleveland Browns will reportedly acquire wide receiver Amari Cooper and a sixth-round selection in the 2022 NFL Draft from the Dallas Cowboys in exchange for a fifth-round and sixth-round pick in the 2022 NFL Draft, NFL Insider Adam Schefter tweeted Saturday.

https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1502720665933209606

The transaction follows a report the Cowboys were planning to release Cooper before the official start of the 2022 NFL Season on Wednesday.

Cooper is owed a fully guaranteed $20 million Sunday, March 20, which Cleveland will now be on the hook for.

The 27-year-old wide receiver spent three and a half years with the Cowboys and totalled 292 receptions for 3,893 yards and 27 touchdowns, so expect third-year wide receiver CeeDee Lamb to ascend to the top of the Dallas wide receiver depth chart.

The Cowboys have also been working on a new contract with wide receiver Michael Gallup.

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Cooper will be the clear-cut No. 1 receiver for the Browns, and especially if Jarvis Landry’s wish to be traded comes to fruition.

While the trade is definitely a positive for the Browns, it’s probably not a boost for Cooper’s MVP outlook. Cleveland projects to continue with a run-first attack next year, and the downgrade from Dallas quarterback Dak Prescott to Cleveland quarterback Baker Mayfield could prove significant.

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Neil Parker

A lifelong Cowboys, Cubs, Maple Leafs and Gators supporter, Neil has been covering sports in print and online since 2011. His past stops include USA TODAY, theScore, DraftKings Playbook and RotoWire among others. He's a graduate of St. Thomas University and Acadia University and spends ample time at KenWo Golf Club.