Wide receiver Amari Cooper is headed to Las Vegas.
The five-time Pro Bowler and the Las Vegas Raiders have agreed to terms on a one-year deal, according to reports. It’s a reunion for the two sides after Cooper played the first four years of his career (2015-2018) with the then-Oakland-based team.
Cooper, 31, is coming off of the least productive season of his career. The 10-year NFL veteran finished the season with 44 catches for 547 receiving yards and four touchdowns, all of which were career lows.
The lack of production from the former No. 4 overall pick can be explained in part by the lack of quality quarterback play during the first half of the season, while he was still on the Browns. The other factor in Cooper’s subpar year could be attributed to the difficulty in learning a new playbook and finding a role in a new offense after Cleveland traded him to the Bills.
Prior to 2024, Cooper had surpassed 1,000 yards in seven of his first nine seasons in the NFL.
He now joins the Raiders once again, where he’ll be Geno Smith’s newest pass-catching weapon, alongside tight end Brock Bowers and wide receiver Jakobi Meyers, who requested a trade earlier on Monday.
