HENDERSON, Nev. – The Las Vegas Raiders have signed free agent WR Amari Cooper, the club announced Tuesday.
Cooper, a five-time Pro Bowl selection and the Raiders' first-round pick (fourth overall) in the 2015 NFL Draft, returns to the Silver and Black for his 11thNFL season, bringing with him 10 years of experience with the Raiders (2015-18), Dallas Cowboys (2018-21), Cleveland Browns (2022-24) and Buffalo Bills (2024).
Over his 10 seasons in the NFL, Cooper has played in 154 games (143 starts), racking up 711 catches for 10,033 yards (14.1 avg.) and 64 touchdowns. His 10,033 receiving yards and 64 receiving touchdowns both rank seventh in the NFL since 2015. Cooper has only missed nine games since entering the league in 2015, and his 154 games played over that span are the second most in the NFL, only behind Tyler Lockett (161).
Among players with 500+ receptions since 2015, Cooper's 14.1 yards per reception average ranks third in the NFL, only behind Mike Evans (15.1 avg.) and Julio Jones (14.7 avg.). His 14.1 average also ranks 20th in NFL history among players with at least 700 career catches.
The 6-1, 210-pound receiver has also recorded 1,000+ receiving yards in seven of his 10 NFL seasons, tied for the second most of such seasons in the NFL since 2015 – only behind Mike Evans (10). He's also one of only 17 players in NFL history to record seven or more seasons of 1,000+ receiving yards in his first 10 NFL seasons.
Last season, the Miami native started in the first six games of the season with the Cleveland Browns before being traded to the Buffalo Bills in Week 7, where he played in eight games (four starts). In his 14 games (10 starts) in 2024, Cooper finished with 44 receptions for 547 yards (12.4 avg.) and four touchdowns.
