Amari Cooper seals Jarvis Landry’s fate, changes draft plans for Browns

The Cleveland Browns have traded for the No. 1 receiver they have needed in Amari Cooper, which should end Jarvis Landry’s time in orange and brown and changes their plans in the 2022 NFL Draft

On what started as a quiet Saturday, the Cleveland Browns are finalizing a deal to land star wide receiver Amari Cooper from the Dallas Cowboys.

The details haven’t been finalized, but the belief is the Browns are giving up a fifth-round and swapping sixth-round picks in 2022.

This is an absolute steal for the Browns who saw the Cowboys in serious cap trouble.

Andrew Berry gave up next to nothing and is getting a star receiver who is under contract for the next three seasons. With a cap hit of $22 million per year through 2024, this isn’t a horrible contract at all, especially if he continues to produce.

In seven years in the NFL, Cooper has over 7,000 yards receiver and 46 touchdowns. He has the size and speed to be an elite No. 1 receiver which this team desperately needs.

Amari Cooper addition signals the end for Jarvis Landry, changes draft plans

I’ll state it again because it can’t be overdone, this is a huge win for the Browns. They will ultimately be paying an extra $6 million a year to go from Jarvis Landry as the team’s No. 1 receiver to Cooper. This move is the icing on the cake that the release of Landry is coming sooner than later.

This also gives Berry a ton of flexibility in the draft. Not only can he still draft a receiver at No. 13 (which is still a legitimate option). He can trade back or look to bolster the defensive line — whcih may be the plan with Jadeveon Clowney potentially leaving in free agency.

Both receiver and defensive end will be an extremely expensive add in free agency, so adding Cooper via trade likely saved the teams millions per year.

Do we think Jerry Jones learned his lesson on paying a running back big money yet?