Sources: Dallas Cowboys WR Amari Cooper likely to be released
The Dallas Cowboys are "likely" to release wide receiver Amari Cooper by the start of the new league year, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Friday.
Cooper is due $20 million in fully guaranteed money on the fifth day of the new league year, March 20. The Cowboys designed Cooper's $100 million contract in a way in which they could get out of the deal for a relative pittance after two seasons. If they cut Cooper, he would count $6 million against the salary cap, not $22 million.
For a team that is projected to be more than $21 million over the cap, every dollar counts -- especially with so many unsigned key free agents such as defensive end Randy Gregory, tight end Dalton Schultz, linebacker Leighton Vander Esch and safety Jayron Kearse.
Cooper finished with 865 yards on 68 receptions with eight touchdowns in his 15 games. He had two 100-yard games in the first seven weeks and none in his last eight games. He had three games with two receptions and one with three. Cooper missed two games last season after testing positive for COVID-19.
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/33420970/sources-dallas-cowboys-wr-amari-cooper-likely-released
Reasonable to assume he could have reached 1000 yards receiving by playing those two games.
Where does Cooper end up? Browns need a wideout -- could he be happy on a run-oriented offense?
What does the forum think?