Davante Adams wasn’t the only wide receiver making a big move ahead of the trade deadline, with Amari Cooper swapping Cleveland for Buffalo in a blockbuster deal.
Browns Trading For Amari Cooper
The Cleveland Browns have left their best wide receiver leave for Buffalo this week, with Amari Cooper adding another dimension to the Bills offense after losing Stefon Diggs.
The Bills offense has coped well since letting Diggs go to the Houston Texans in summer and although they lost their WR1, other players have stepped up for Buffalo in his absence.
Despite their positive 4-2 record to begin the NFL this season, it is still clear to see that Buffalo has been missing a star receiver to push them to the next level on offense but now they have that in Cooper and they could be a serious Super Bowl contender.
Cooper was in the final year of his deal with Cleveland so the franchise had offered him out to other teams this week and the Bills couldn’t resist a deal.
BREAKING: Browns trading WR Amari Cooper to Bills. (via @TomPelissero, @RapSheet) pic.twitter.com/FqySOPih1F
— NFL (@NFL) October 15, 2024
In the trade for Cooper, the Bills also received a 2025 sixth-round draft pick in exchange for a 2025 third-round pick and seventh-round selection in 2026.
Amari Cooper has been one of the keys to Cleveland’s offense in the last three years and in 2023 he enjoyed a career-best campaign for receiving yards, with 1250 for the Browns.
Cooper was however less effective with touchdowns, scoring just five in 2023 during a difficult year in terms of scoring. At the beginning of this season Cooper has struggled for Cleveland, with just 250 receiving yards during his first six games for two touchdowns.
Moving on from Deshaun Watson to Josh Allen will be a welcome change of quarterback for the five-time Pro Bowler and now he is with the Bills, Cooper’s production should take an emphatic jump for a team that is significantly better than his former side.
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