Amari Cooper has been the talk of the Dallas Cowboys offseason as reports and rumors suggests he may have played his final year with the team. Cooper’s $20 million salary will become fully guaranteed if he is still on the roster on March 20. The Cowboys could clear $16 million in cap space by cutting or trading the star wideout before the deadline.
Speaking Monday from the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones had a vague response when asked directly if the wideout would be on the roster this season.
“It’s too early for me to address that yet,” Jones said, via Jori Epstein of USA Today. “We’re continuing to have conversations. A lot of things affect that. … There are some moving parts to that that we’ll have to continue to massage as we move forward.”
ESPN analyst and former NFL quarterback Dan Orlovsky has a suggestion. He thinks the Cowboys would be better off if they traded wide receiver Amari Cooper.
“They’re better with two tight ends on the field. And certainly keeping Dalton Schultz over Amari Cooper is more important for their offense,” Orlovsky said.
The Cowboys are currently over the projected salary cap as we head toward the new league year. Saving money is great, but the Cowboys will need to replace Cooper’s production.
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Cooper is coming off a down season in which he caught 68 passes for 865 yards and eight touchdowns in 15 games.
