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By Noah Camras
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The Buffalo Bills are acquiring star wide receiver Amari Cooper from the Cleveland Browns in a shocking trade. NFL on Fox's Jordan Schultz was first to report the trade.
NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reported the Browns are getting a third-round pick as part of a pick swap with Buffalo. A third- and seventh-round pick are heading to Cleveland for Cooper and a sixth-round pick, per NFL Network's Tom Pelissero.
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Since the Browns restructured Cooper's contract this offseason, the Bills are getting the star wide receiver on a minimum contract.
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Cooper, 30, has 24 catches for 250 yards and two touchdowns this season in Cleveland. He's coming off a 2023 Pro Bowl campaign with the Browns in which he had 72 receptions for 1,250 yards and five touchdowns.
Cooper is one of the most talented wide receivers in the league. He seems to fly under the radar every year but always puts up numbers. He has seven career seasons with 1,000 or more receiving yards.
Cooper will now officially become the top wide receiver in Buffalo, giving Josh Allen a true WR1 to work with. He'll get to play alongside one of the league's elite quarterbacks in one of the best offenses in the NFL.
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This will be the fourth team Cooper suits up with in his NFL career. The 10-year veteran was drafted with the No. 4 overall pick in the 2015 NFL Draft by the then-Oakland Raiders. He was traded to the Dallas Cowboys midway through the 2018 season and was traded again to the Browns ahead of the 2022 season.
Cooper joins the Bills with 691 career receptions for 9,736 yards and 62 touchdowns.
As for the impact of the trade, the 4-2 Bills get a serious WR1 in a wide receiver room that lost Stefon Diggs and Gabe Davis this offseason.
Wide receiver Khalil Shakir leads the team with 249 receiving yards. Tight end Dalton Kincaid is second with 217 receiving yards, while rookie wideout Keon Coleman is third with 201.
Cooper and Shakir should form a nice one-two punch, with Kincaid and tight end Dawson Knox continuing to be relevant in the passing game.
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As for the Browns, they'll rely on wide receivers Jerry Jeudy and Elijah Moore to step up in Cooper's absence.
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