Amari Cooper Announces Retirement Shortly After Rejoining Raiders.
Amari Cooper has informed the Raiders that he will retire just over a week after signing with the team, according to multiple reports. The 31-year-old wide receiver, who was drafted by the Raiders as the No. 4 overall pick in the 2015 NFL Draft, revealed he no longer wants to continue playing. Cooper spent his first three-plus seasons in Oakland before being traded to the Dallas Cowboys during the 2018 season, prior to the Raiders' move to Las Vegas in 2020.
Amari Cooper has informed the Raiders that he will retire just over a week after signing with the team, according to multiple reports. The 31-year-old wide receiver, who was drafted by the Raiders as the No. 4 overall pick in the 2015 NFL Draft, revealed he no longer wants to continue playing. Cooper spent his first three-plus seasons in Oakland before being traded to the Dallas Cowboys during the 2018 season, prior to the Raiders' move to Las Vegas in 2020.
A five-time Pro Bowler and Biletnikoff Award winner from Alabama, Cooper has recorded seven 1,000-yard receiving seasons in his career. After his time with Dallas, he played over two seasons with the Cleveland Browns and finished the 2024 season with the Buffalo Bills. Cooper signed a one-year contract with the Raiders on August 25, the same day the team's current top wide receiver, Jakobi Meyers, reportedly requested a trade. Meyers remains with the team, awaiting a new contract after pushing for a deal this offseason.
Cooper previously held the Raiders' WR1 spot, leading the team in receiving yards during his first two NFL seasons. In his second year, he recorded 83 receptions for 1,153 yards and five touchdowns, helping the Raiders reach the playoffs for the first time since 2002. Over his Raiders career, Cooper made 47 starts and accumulated 225 catches, 3,183 receiving yards, and 19 touchdown receptions.
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Amari Cooper has decided to retire shortly after rejoining the Raiders, the team that originally drafted him in 2015. The five-time Pro Bowl wide receiver signed with the Raiders in late August but chose to end his NFL career soon after, concluding his time in the league after stints with the Cowboys, Browns, and Bills.
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