The Buffalo Bills have acquired veteran wideout Amari Cooper from the Cleveland Browns.
The Bills confirmed Tuesday that they will receive Cooper and a sixth-round draft selection in 2025 in exchange for a third-round pick in 2025 and a seventh-rounder in 2026.
The move comes one day after the Bills’ 23-20 victory against the New York Jets, who also upgraded their receivers room Tuesday by trading for Davante Adams.
Cooper, 30, is a five-time Pro Bowl selection with seven career 1,000-yard seasons. He has 24 catches for 250 yards and two touchdowns in six starts this season with the Browns (1-5).
“We appreciate Amari’s hard work, professionalism and on-field contributions throughout his two plus seasons with us,” Browns general manager Andrew Berry said in a statement on Tuesday. “He created many memorable moments with us and was an integral part of our 2023 playoff team. We wish him the best in Buffalo as he continues his NFL career.”
The move gives Buffalo quarterback Josh Allen a marquee receiver to replace the departed Stefon Diggs, who was traded to the Houston Texans in April.
Tight end Dalton Kincaid leads the Bills (4-2) with 21 receptions and wide receiver Khalil Shakir leads the team with 249 receiving yards on 20 catches.
Over 10 NFL seasons, Cooper has 691 catches for 9,736 yards and 62 touchdowns in 146 games (139 starts) with the then-Oakland Raiders (2015-18), Dallas Cowboys (2018-21) and Browns.
Cooper is in the final season of a five-year, $100 million contract signed with the Cowboys in 2020. He is due to become an unrestricted free agent in 2025.
The Bills released veteran receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling in a corresponding move on Tuesday. Valdes-Scantling, who turned 30 last Thursday, has two receptions on nine targets for 26 yards in six games as a reserve this season.
Valdez-Scantling has 188 receptions for 3,181 yards in 98 career games (60 starts) for the Green Bay Packers (2018-21), Kansas City Chiefs (2022-23) and Bills.
The Packers selected him in the fifth round of the 2018 NFL Draft.
–Field Level Media
