What Could The Dallas Cowboys Get From an Amari Cooper Trade?
Speculation around the Dallas Cowboys this offseason is surrounded by which players to retain, and who'll be cap casualties. Players like Randy Gregory, Michael Gallup and Dalton Schulz are all up for heavy pay days. Whether they are tagged or extended. Unfortunately, it looks like it will come at the cost of players currently under […]
Speculation around the Dallas Cowboys this offseason is surrounded by which players to retain, and who'll be cap casualties. Players like Randy Gregory, Michael Gallup and Dalton Schulz are all up for heavy pay days. Whether they are tagged or extended.
Unfortunately, it looks like it will come at the cost of players currently under contract. Specifically wide receiver Amari Cooper.
There have been trade scenarios circulating, involving Cooper and the Jacksonville Jaguars or Baltimore Ravens. Here's how they're outlined:
JAX receives: Amari Cooper.
DAL receives: 2022 third-round draft pick (65th overall), plus an additional third in 2023.
BAL receives: Amari Cooper
DAL receives: Marcus Peters and a 2022 third-round pick (76th overall)
There are other trade scenarios involving the Dallas Cowboys receiver.
It makes way more sense to trade Cooper than to release him, should the Cowboys front office choose to move on. Over The Cap shows the cap saving and dead money are the same whether traded or released pre-June 1st. If the team is as adamant as they are about building through the draft, trading Cooper needs to be the move.
While some may want the Dallas Cowboys to get back a first-round pick, like they traded to get him, the receiver trade market is too inconsistent to believe that's what they'll get back.
In recent years, other receivers have been traded for more and less. Subjective to whether the receiver is a better player.
- Stefon Diggs and seventh for a first, fifth, sixth and fourth-round pick the following year. On his rookie contract.
- Mohamed Sanu for a second-round pick. On his second contract.
- DeAndre Hopkins and a fourth for David Johnson, a second and fourth-round pick the following year. On his second contract.
- Antonio Brown for a third and fifth-round pick. On his third contract.
- Jarvis Landry for a fourth and seventh-round pick the following year. On his first contract.
The point here is there is no 'real' trade market for wide receivers. Skills and contracts factor into it. As well as how much animosity there is between the player and the organization.
If the Dallas Cowboys do decide to trade Cooper, it will have to be a team who can afford him, and will properly compensate. A first-round pick seems unlikely, but a second paired with an additional pick seems like the near consensus.
This team is better with Cooper, but if they release him rather than trade him, the team will get worse with no immediate chance to get better. Saving money, without draft compensation, goes against this front office's philosophy, and it looks more than possible.
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