Cowboys To Acquire Amari Cooper From the Raiders

[pwaldo]

https://www.profootballrumors.com/20...e-amari-cooper

The Cowboys and Raiders have reached an agreement on Amari Cooper, with ESPN.com’s Josina Anderson reporting (via Twitter) the fourth-year wide receiver will head to Dallas. Jason La Canfora of CBS Sports tweets this transaction is indeed happening.

The compensation is big. Dallas will send a first-round pick to Oakland for Cooper, Adam Schefter of ESPN.com reports (on Twitter). It’s a 2019 pick, per SI.com’s Albert Breer (on Twitter). The Oakland/Las Vegas rebuild is in high gear, with the franchise now holding three first-rounders in next year’s draft.

Oakland received an offer for a pick expected to be in the high second-round range, per La Canfora (on Twitter), and turned it down, to the surprise of many around the league. But Gruden has recouped a first-round pick for a wideout whose value doesn’t appear to be what it once was.

While this marks another Reggie McKenzie first-rounder dealt, Breer tweets the Raiders GM handled the trade calls for Cooper and was holding teams to a first-round pick for the 24-year-old receiver’s services. The now-Jon Gruden-led Raiders have traded both of McKenzie’s top first-round acquisitions — Cooper and Khalil Mack — in a two-months span.

[Jameis1of1]

Seems like a solid trade for both teams ... Amari has Hall of Fame talent and gives Dak a legit #1 with superstar ability ... and the Raiders get their 5th 1st round pick in the next 2 years to rebuild in Chucky's image ...

Now I wonder if the Raiders will try to trade Carr before the deadline, or after this season ends ... and as for the Cowboys, I wonder if they'll be willing to commit to extending BOTH Dak and Amari as if they both ball out, Dak's agent will be looking for close to $30mil per season and Amari's agent will be looking for close to $20mil per season ... $50mil for (2) guys is a whole lot of money and while Jerry Jones has money to burn, I'm not sure he'll see dropping $50mil on those two guys as the best use of his funds ... we'll see what happens.

[Rybowski]

A 1st round pick for a WR that after his first 2 years hasn't been even close to being a #1. Dallas heard that the Eagles offered a 2nd round pick, so to spite them, Dallas had to pony up a 1st. Solid pickup for the Cowboys, but not 1st round deserving.

[jplcom]

Very good move for the Raiders. They'll likely wind up with a mid to late teens pick from the Cowboys. At the very least it'll make the Raiders a popular team to pick for box breaks next year. I don't think Cooper does much for the Cowboys in 2018 but he might make some noise for 2019. Cowboys receiving corps this year reminds me a lot of the Bears from 2017.

[bakemeister52]

I hope Amari can have a year like his first 2 for the Cowboys. They need something that is for sure.

[Jameis1of1]

The Raiders could have THREE top (20) picks in the upcoming draft as the Cowboys and Bears may not make the playoffs ... imagine if they have the #1, #9 and #10 pick or something similar ... that would be crazy! And, they may trade Carr for the Giants #1 which could be a top 5 pick as well ... wild times for Raider fans ...

[pwaldo]

And, they may trade Carr for the Giants #1 which could be a top 5 pick as well ... wild times for Raider fans ...

If I'm the Giants I jump all over this deal if that's all it takes to land Carr

[camsue]

Decent trade for both teams

[Jameis1of1]

If I'm the Giants I jump all over this deal if that's all it takes to land Carr

The latest I heard was that the Raiders will trade Carr to the Giants at the draft combine … if YOU were the Giants GM and the pick was the #1 overall pick, would you make that trade? Would you really rather have Carr at $20+mil a year than the #1 overall pick QB (Dwyane Haskins or Justin Herbert or Drew Lock) who you'd have for 4 years on a CHEAP contract which would allow you to sign more players to help the guy out?

That would be a tough call for NY I think … it all depends how high they are on Carr (some people seem to think he's a superstar while others think he's garbage) as well as how high they are on a rookie like Haskins/Herbert/Lock …