‘Buffalo Bills: A-.’
BillsBeat - October 16, 2024
Bills acquire wide receiver Amari Cooper from Browns, giving QB Josh Allen a much-needed playmaker
‘Amari Cooper went from a fading No. 1 wide receiver in Cleveland to a top one with Buffalo.’
Cooper to the rescue. Bills GM Beane alters course by adding receiver following offseason purge
‘The “Everybody Eats” spread-the-ball offensive motto in Buffalo was quaint while it lasted. And it was naive, perhaps, to believe Bills general manager Brandon Beane would not attempt to upgrade his young, patchwork roster after shedding so much talent in the offseason.’
Browns send Amari Cooper to Bills amid disastrous season; Buffalo gets much-needed weapon
‘Cooper has had a slow start to the season, making just 24 catches for 250 yards and two touchdowns this year, but it’s hard to blame him given the quarterback play.’
Bills land star WR Amari Cooper in trade with Browns
‘Cooper, 30, fills the No. 1 receiver void for the Bills that was opened when Buffalo traded Stefon Diggs to the Houston Texans before the season.’
Marquez Valdes-Scantling landing spots: A possible reunion with the Chiefs, plus two other AFC teams
‘He has 188 career receptions for 3,181 yards and 16 touchdowns. He has just two receptions for 26 yards this season.’
Bills trade for Amari Cooper: Browns send five-time Pro Bowler to Buffalo as Josh Allen lands new weapon
‘The 30-year-old Cooper just reworked his contract with the Browns ahead of the 2024 season, but will now go from one of the NFL’s worst teams to a potential AFC title contender in Buffalo, which bested the Jets to stay atop the AFC East on Monday night. He sought a pay raise in Cleveland over the summer, and had struggled to stay on the same page as quarterback Deshaun Watson during the Browns’ 1-5 start.’
Amari Cooper trade grades: Bills get 'A' for upgrading Josh Allen's WR corps; Browns right to be sellers
‘Short of prying Adams from the Raiders (and rival Jets), Cooper was the best wideout expected to be available ahead of the NFL’s Nov. 5 in-season trade deadline. And he’s got plenty in the tank if we look only to 2023, when he had a career-high 1,250 receiving yards despite a carousel at quarterback. He instantly brings credibility to an otherwise so-so group of Bills wideouts, giving Allen a trusty route runner for the back half of the season. And he’s proven adaptable before, starring for the Dallas Cowboys when the Raiders dealt him midseason back in 2018. As a bonus, he’ll cost the team less than $1 million for the remainder of 2024, thanks to Cleveland reworking his deal prior to the season.’
Can new Bills WR Amari Cooper level up with Josh Allen midseason like he did with Dak Prescott years ago?
‘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.’
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.’