{"id":52873,"date":"2025-05-04T08:30:49","date_gmt":"2025-05-04T08:30:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=52873"},"modified":"2025-05-04T08:30:49","modified_gmt":"2025-05-04T08:30:49","slug":"cowboys-named-obvious-landing-spot-for-5-time-pro-bowl-wr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=52873","title":{"rendered":"Cowboys Named &#8216;Obvious&#8217; Landing Spot for 5-Time Pro Bowl WR"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Amari-Cooper-Reunion.webp?w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Amari-Cooper-Reunion.webp?w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Amari-Cooper-Reunion.webp?w=1100&amp;quality=15&amp;strip=all 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Amari-Cooper-Reunion.webp?w=1350&amp;quality=35&amp;strip=all 1350w\" alt=\"Cowboys Named 'Obvious' Landing Spot for 5-Time Pro Bowl WR\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Jerry Jones and Amari Cooper didn\u2019t part ways on the best of terms, but a reunion between the Cowboys and the veteran wideout remains a real possibility.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>With questions still lingering around their wide receiver depth, the Dallas Cowboys could find an immediate upgrade by reuniting with Amari Cooper, who remains a free agent.<\/p>\n<p>Cooper\u2019s time with the Cowboys featured stretches of elite production and consistent play as the team\u2019s go-to wide receiver. Acquired in a midseason trade from the Raiders in 2018, Cooper quickly became a favorite target of Dak Prescott.<\/p>\n<p>Over three and a half seasons in Dallas, he recorded over 3,900 receiving yards and 27 touchdowns, earning Pro Bowl honors twice. However, his time with the team came to an abrupt end in March 2022 when the Cowboys traded him to the Cleveland Browns for a fifth-round pick and a swap of sixth-rounders. It was a move driven largely by salary cap considerations.<\/p>\n<p>Cooper had a few productive seasons with the Browns before being traded again last year, this time to the Buffalo Bills. He finished last season with just 547 receiving yards and four touchdowns on 44 catches across 14 games \u2014 a likely reason why he still remains a free agent.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Cowboys \u2018Obvious\u2019 Fit for Amari Cooper<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_5347469\">\n<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Amari-cowboys2.webp?w=782\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 782px) 100vw, 782px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Amari-cowboys2.webp 6000w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Amari-cowboys2.webp?resize=150,84 150w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Amari-cowboys2.webp?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Amari-cowboys2.webp?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Amari-cowboys2.webp?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Amari-cowboys2.webp?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Amari-cowboys2.webp?resize=2048,1152 2048w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Amari-cowboys2.webp?resize=782,440 782w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Amari-cowboys2.webp?resize=780,439 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Amari-cowboys2.webp?resize=425,239 425w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Amari-cowboys2.webp?resize=660,371 660w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Amari-cowboys2.webp?resize=320,180 320w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Amari-cowboys2.webp?resize=267,150 267w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Amari-cowboys2.webp?resize=225,127 225w\" alt=\"Cowboys Named 'Obvious' Landing Spot for 5-Time Pro Bowl WR\" width=\"782\" height=\"440\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5347469\" data-lazy-load=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5347469\">Getty ImagesAmari Cooper spent part of last season with the Buffalo Bills.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Cowboys and Amari Cooper have a complicated history, but at this stage, both sides might need each other. With Dallas still searching for help at wide receiver, Cooper has emerged as a logical \u2014 and familiar \u2014 target. NFL.com\u2019s Kevin Patra named Dallas as a top landing spot for Cooper.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe most obvious pairing reunites Cooper with the club he spent three-and-a-half years leading. Sure, things went sour, particularly when Jerry Jones began lamenting about Cooper\u2019s contract following a Cowboys playoff loss, then traded him for pennies on the dollar less than two months later, but even that bad blood can be smoothed over,\u201d Patra said. \u201cDallas still has a clear need at receiver after free agency and the draft, heading into the offseason program with Jalen Tolbert, Jalen Brooks and Jonathan Mingo as the top options behind CeeDee Lamb. Reports have already indicated that there\u2019s potential interest from the club in a reunion. Cooper has fallen off from his previous Cowboys days, but he\u2019d at least give Dak Prescott a familiar weapon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cooper is coming off a down year but remains one of the league\u2019s most polished route-runners. Given his chemistry with Prescott, a reunion makes too much sense for Jerry Jones to ignore.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Cowboys Did Not Address Receiver Room in Draft<\/h2>\n<p>As it stands, Lamb will once again be tasked with carrying the Cowboys\u2019 passing attack. Despite battling injuries and playing part of last season without Prescott, Lamb still posted 1,194 yards and six touchdowns over 15 games, earning his fourth straight Pro Bowl nod.<\/p>\n<p>The Cowboys explored options to bolster their receiving corps, showing interest in top draft prospects. However, the team ultimately didn\u2019t select a wideout, marking the first time since 2020 that they passed on drafting one.<\/p>\n<p>And the Cowboys brass has made it clear that they don\u2019t believe a reliable No. 2 receiver currently exists on their depth chart, which includes Jalen Tolbert, Jonathan Mingo, KaVontae Turpin, Jalen Brooks, Ryan Flournoy and Parris Campbell.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThose guys have potential to be a No. 2, but they\u2019re not there yet. They haven\u2019t done it,\u201d Cowboys COO Stephen Jones said during the draft. \u201cThey haven\u2019t hit that level yet, and that\u2019s why we have had an interest in upgrading that room.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With the draft in the rearview, the Cowboys are quickly running out of options. But a reunion with Cooper remains on the table.<\/p>\n<p>J.R. DeGroote JR DeGroote is a staff writer for Heavy.com, where they have been covering the NFL, NBA, and trending sports stories since 2019. More about J.R. 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