‘The Buffalo Bills hope Cooper can join wide receivers Brandin Cooks and Brandon Marshall as the third to have a 1,000-yard receiving season with four different teams after trading a 2025 third-round draft pick and a 2026 seventh-round pick to the 1-5 Cleveland Browns in a swap for Cooper and a 2025 sixth-round pick on Tuesday.’
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What trading for Browns WR Amari Cooper means for Josh Allen, Bills
‘From a contract standpoint, it’s quite literal: Cooper is set to make almost nothing, just $870,000 while with the cap-strapped Bills in 2024. So while he was expensive in terms of trade/draft compensation, he’s cheap by the dollar. He’s also a perimeter receiver with excellent technique and separation abilities who can beat both man and zone coverage consistently.’
Browns Agree to Trade Veteran WR Amari Cooper to Bills
‘The Bills have desperately been looking for proven pass catchers following offseason departures of Stefon Diggs to the Houston Texans and Gabe Davis to the Jacksonville Jaguars. In Cooper, Buffalo gets a proven No. 1 target who, at 30 years old, still appears to have plenty left in the tank.’
NFL World Stunned After Bills Landed Amari Cooper in Trade With Browns
‘The trade caught football fans off guard, and the NFL world had plenty of jokes and reactions as the dust settled on the latest blockbuster deal.’
Bills Had Perfect Josh Allen-Amari Cooper Chemistry Tweet After Completing Trade
‘Flash back to Nov. 20, 2022. The Bills are playing the Cleveland Browns in Detroit due to that month’s massive Great Lakes winter storm. The Browns lead 7–0, and Allen is forced to throw the ball away on a first-quarter third down … right into the waiting arms of Cooper on Cleveland’s sideline, who makes a one-handed catch.’
Is Amari Cooper playing this week? Latest updates on newest Bills WR’s status for Week 7 vs. Titans
‘Buffalo hosts the Titans at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday. There haven’t been any health concerns that would hold Cooper back from playing in that matchup, as he’s played in all six of the Browns’ games in 2024, totaling 24 receptions for 250 yards and two touchdowns.’
Bills draft picks 2025: How Stefon Diggs trade gave Buffalo the flexibility to trade for Amari Cooper
‘Buffalo currently owns its first, second, fourth and sixth round picks. The team also owns an additional second-round pick, via the Texans, an additional fourth-round pick, via the Bears and an additional sixth-round pick, via the Giants.’
Amari Cooper trade details: Bills acquire No. 1 option for Josh Allen in deal with Browns
‘In March 2022, Cooper was traded to the Browns in exchange for a fifth-round draft pick and swap of sixth-round picks in the draft that year. Now, it’s déjà vu for Cooper, as he’s traded from Cleveland to Buffalo after just six weeks of the 2024 season.’
Bills WR depth chart: How Amari Cooper trade impacts Khalil Shakir, Keon Coleman
‘Shakir was the de facto top wide receiver to start the season. When Diggs left this winter, the third-year pro was anticipated to be the guy to take a step forward, jumping to the top of the depth chart. While he leads the team in receiving yards and is second in receptions, he hasn’t necessarily grabbed a stranglehold on the claim as the top option for Allen.’
Amari Cooper trade grades: Bills get Josh Allen new WR1; Browns get needed draft picks
‘Bills grade: B.’
Bills acquire Amari Cooper from Browns
‘Cooper has spent parts of the last three seasons in Cleveland with the Browns, accounting for 2,660 receiving yards on 174 total receptions and 16 touchdowns. So far through five games this season, the 30-year-old has reeled in 24 passes for 250 yards and a pair of touchdowns.’
Bills release wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling
‘Valdes-Scantling, 30, signed a one-year deal worth $2.25 million with the Bills this offseason back on May 14. This comes after spending his two seasons prior with the Kansas City Chiefs, winning back-to-back Super Bowls.’
Report: Bills in talks to sell minority stake of team to group of former Toronto athletes
‘According to a report from Sportico on Tuesday, a group consisting of three former Toronto professional sports athletes are in talks to buy a minority stake in the Bills. That group consists of former NBA stars Vince Carter and Tracy McGrady, as well as former U.S. Soccer and Toronto FC star Jozy Altidore.’
‘A no brainer’: Buffalo Bills make wide receiver splash, trade for wide receiver Amari Cooper
‘Cooper, 30, has 24 catches for 250 yards and two touchdowns so far this season. It has been a quiet start to the season for Cooper, but the Browns have struggled. In 2023, Cooper caught 72 passes for 1250 yards and five touchdowns.’
Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin welcomes his ‘HeartMates’ for behind-the-scenes tour of Highmark Stadium
‘”It’s heartfelt because I know the experience one way or another,” said Hamlin. “Anybody I meet that has dealt with something similar to me or anything on the journey I always try and give them a big hug, get that heartfelt moment, and just say we are heart family.”‘