DALLAS (105.3 The Fan) - The Dallas Cowboys will keep their number one wideout, as Amari Cooper is expected to sign a five-year $100 million deal with the Dallas Cowboys.
ESPN's Adam Schefter was first to report.
Amari Cooper intends to re-sign with the Dallas Cowboys on a 5-year, $100 million deal, league sources tell ESPN.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter)
March 17, 2020 Soon after designating Dak Prescott with the exclusive franchise tag, as well as sing tight end Blake Jarwin to a four-year extension, the Cowboys wasted little time in taking care of Cooper, who was on the free agent market for less than 24 hours.
Per a separate report from ESPN's Field Yates, the Cowboys also restructured the contracts on offensive tackle La'el Collins and running back Ezekiel Elliott to add extra cap space in order to make the deal more viable.
The Cowboys restructured the deals of both RB Ezekiel Elliott and OT La'El Collins earlier today.Any extra cap space adds up when your offseason to-do list includes an extension for Amari Cooper and (potentially) Dak Prescott.
— Field Yates (@FieldYates)
March 17, 2020 The Cowboys NFC East division rival Washington Redskins also made a run at Cooper, but the Cowboys were able to convince him to stay home and play under new head coach, Mike McCarthy. Cooper is now Dallas' long term number one option, after one and a half highly successful years in tandem with Dak Prescott.
In 25 games with Dallas, Cooper had 132 receptions on 195 targets, for 1914 yards and 14 touchdowns, averaging 9.8 yards per target, with a 67.7 catch percentage.
There were also some casualties for the Cowboys on Monday, as they lost former Pro Bowl corner, Byron Jones, to the Miami Dolphins on the deal that made him the NFL's highest-paid cornerback.
With the loss of Jones and defensive end Robert Quinn still a hot commodity on the free-agent market, Dallas will now likely look to rebuild their defense in the draft, with the secondary a likely starting point.
