<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/ranking-5-best-amari-cooper-landing-spots-2025-nfl-free-agency');   ga('set', 'title', 'Ranking 5 best Amari Cooper landing spots in 2025 NFL free agency');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Ranking-X-best-Amari-Cooper-landing-spots-in-2025-NFL-free-agency.jpg"></figure><h1>Ranking 5 best Amari Cooper landing spots in 2025 NFL free agency</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-02-02T06:11:04-08:00">February 2nd, 6:11am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-02-02T06:11:04-08:00">February 2nd, 6:11am</time><address><a>Jaren Kawada</a>Jaren Kawada is a former full-time sports bettor and is now a NFL, College Football and Betting Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. Kawada was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, but now resides in Indianapolis, Indiana, after graduating from Butler University with a B.A. in sports media. Aside from football, Kawada is an avid combat sports and basketball bettor.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Buffalo Bills</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Following a turbulent 2024 season with the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bills-news-buffalo-amari-cooper-browns-blockbuster-trade">Cleveland Browns and Buffalo Bills, Amari Cooper</a> enters the 2025 offseason as a free agent. The five-time Pro Bowler hits free agency for the first time since 2020 and is potentially on track to join the fifth different team of his decade-long NFL career.</p><p>While Cooper’s numbers suggest he is on a decline, he is still one of the most precise route runners in the league. Cooper will turn 31 in June and has lost a good chunk of his speed, but has never been one to rely on athleticism to gain his edge. He may not be worth top dollar at this stage of his career, but he is still one of the biggest names available on the market.</p><p>When the Bills traded for Cooper in 2024, many believed the move would revive his previously dead season. But despite playing two more games in Buffalo than he did in Cleveland, Cooper caught four fewer passes after the trade than he did over his first six games of the year. An extension is certainly on the table, but one would expect both sides to go in another direction after their pairing was evidently miscalculated.</p><p>At this point in his career, Cooper is more of a top-end complementary receiver than the target vacuum he once was. His next deal will be far from the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cowboys-news-amari-cooper-to-sign-5-year-100-million-deal-with-dallas">$100 million extension he signed in 2020</a>, but his apparent desire to join a contender gives him a wide range of options in 2025 NFL free agency.</p><h2><b>1. Amari Cooper joins Los Angeles Chargers</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Chargers-HC-Jim-Harbaugh.jpg"><figcaption>Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>After what he did as a rookie in 2024, Ladd McConkey is firmly cemented as the Los Angeles Chargers’ WR1 moving forward. Given Cooper effectively took a back seat to Keon Coleman and Khalil Shakir with the Bills, he would theoretically have no issue being a veteran complement to McConkey. At the same time, the Chargers desperately need a serviceable wideout. McConkey excelled in the slot all season long, but neither Quentin Johnston nor Joshua Palmer emerged as sustainable threats from the outside.</p><p>With a number of big-name veterans hitting free agency in 2025, the Chargers will have a lot of flexibility and cap space to use over the offseason. Finding a solid wideout to line up next to McConkey in the slot should be one of their top priorities. Los Angeles signing Cooper would be the best-case scenario for both sides.</p><h2><b>2. Green Bay Packers need receivers</b></h2><p>Arguably no team had a worse receiving corps in 2024 than the Green Bay Packers. Jayden Reed entered the year as the projected No. 1 receiver and led the team with 857 receiving yards despite <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/packers-news-jordan-love-weapon-catches-heat-from-fans-brutal-no-show-lions">perfecting his disappearing act</a> throughout the season. Neither one of the always-injured Christian Watson and notorious headcase Romeo Doubs made the situation any better.</p><p>If the Packers want to get anything out of Jordan Love before time runs out, they need to seek answers at receiver in 2025 NFL free agency. They will have the assets to do so, as they <a href="https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-2025-nfl-salary-cap-tracker-all-32-nfl-teams-ranked-by-cap-space" rel="noopener">enter the offseason</a> with the 10th-most cap space in the league. Cooper, a veteran presence with elite route running, is a quality start. At the very least, he would be the best receiver to suit up for Green Bay since Davante Adams left in 2022.</p><h2><b>3. New England Patriots have the most cap space</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Mike-Vrabel-2-1.jpg"><figcaption>Eric Canha-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>No team will enter the 2025 NFL free agency period with more money to spend than the New England Patriots. Eliot Wolf begins the summer with over $100 million in cap space, mostly due to several high-priced veterans hitting free agency. Some of that money will be spent on retaining talent, but they have also been clear with their intentions to acquire a proven wideout for Drake Maye to work with.</p><p>As a rookie, Maye had <a href="https://www.playerprofiler.com/nfl/drake-maye/" rel="noopener">slightly more success</a> against man coverage than zone. Unfortunately, not many of the Patriots’ receivers succeeded in beating one-on-one coverages. Cooper would undeniably help in that area. Just two years removed from a 1,000-yard campaign, there are still some reasons to believe in Cooper as a legitimate No. 1 option, but New England has enough cap space to add him along with other high-value targets to fully commit to Maye.</p><h2><b>4. Kansas City Chiefs sign Amari Cooper</b></h2><p>If Cooper desires to join a contender more than anything else, there would be no better destination than the three-time defending AFC Champions. Since Tyreek Hill left the team in 2022, wide receivers continue to elude the Chiefs. However, that recent trend seems to be shifting. Rashee Rice looked like a budding superstar before <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/chiefs-news-rashee-rice-carted-off-colliding-patrick-mahomes">suffering a torn ACL</a> early in the season, which only allowed rookie Xavier Worthy to emerge late.</p><p>Once Super Bowl LIX ends, veterans DeAndre Hopkins and JuJu Smith-Schuster will enter free agency. Both are visibly past their peak and, while a re-sign is still possible, did not bring what the team wanted to the table. Cooper can be the reliable veteran on the outside that Kansas City hoped Hopkins would be when they traded for him at the 2024 deadline.</p><h2><b>5. Amari Cooper reunites with Kellen Moore and New Orleans Saints</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Kellen-Moore_0331e0.jpg"><figcaption>Tommy Gilligan-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Kellen Moore is not officially the next head coach of the New Orleans Saints, but <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/saints-news-latest-kellen-moore-move-shows-head-coach-intentions">all signs point to that announcement</a> coming after Super Bowl LIX. Moore, 36, is currently with the Philadelphia Eagles but made his name with the Dallas Cowboys from 2019 to 2022. Cooper, who played for Dallas from 2018 to 2021, never looked better in his career than he did in Moore’s system.</p><p>Again, the big caveat to this notion is the uncertainty surrounding Moore. The Saints are also thin on cap space and would need to clear a few veteran contracts from their books before making any notable signings. If they are able to do so, Cooper is the biggest name on the market with whom Moore has a history of success working.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Ranking 5 best Amari Cooper landing spots in 2025 NFL free agency

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl-rumors-amari-cooper-bills-future-eye-opening-update');   ga('set', 'title', 'NFL rumors: Amari Cooper’s Bills future gets eye-opening update');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Amari-Coopers-Bills-future-gets-eye-opening-update.jpg"></figure><h1>NFL rumors: Amari Cooper’s Bills future gets eye-opening update</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-01-30T08:10:24-08:00">January 30th, 8:10am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-01-30T11:43:40-08:00">January 30th, 11:43am</time><address><a>Christopher Hennessy</a>Christopher Hennessy graduated with a journalism degree from Fordham University in 2022. He has also worked at Spectrum News One in Albany, New York and with The Hockey Writers as a New York Islanders writer. Chris is originally from Connecticut and is a lifelong New York Yankees, Islanders, and Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Buffalo Bills</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Buffalo Bills traded <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/grading-bills-browns-amari-cooper-trade">for Amari Cooper at the 2024 trade deadline</a>, looking to bolster their wide-receiving core. But his production did not live up to expectations and now he is hitting free agency. Matt Bowen of ESPN reported that the Bills may keep Cooper in free agency for reasons <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/insider/story/_/id/43521213/2025-nfl-free-agency-top-50-ranking-players-available-offseason-higgins-darnold" rel="noopener">beyond the stat line</a>.</p><p>“The Bills have been happy with Cooper, despite low production compared with past seasons. He has been a good team player in Buffalo, and the Bills are intrigued by getting him into a full offseason program with quarterback Josh Allen. Though his free agency future is uncertain, a return to Buffalo does not appear off the table,” Bowen reported.</p><p><b><i>For our 2025 NFL QB carousel predictions, listen below:</i></b></p><figure class="op-interactive"></figure><p>When the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bills-gm-brandon-beane-drops-eye-opening-josh-allen-revelation-after-stefon-diggs-trade">Bills traded Stefon Diggs to the Houston Texans</a>, they lived on the phrase “everybody eats.” They drafted Keon Coleman and signed Mack Hollins to give Josh Allen a deep pool of receivers to pick from. But adding Cooper was supposed to give them the big body to hit in the red zone that they lacked.</p><p>Considering the coaching consistency and great quarterback play they have, assuming Cooper will get better is not a crazy assumption. The Bills must improve to finally beat the Chiefs and make the Super Bowl. Does a full season of Amari Cooper meet that need?</p><h2><b>The Bills must add more than just Amari Cooper</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Amari-Cooper-with-Buffalo-Bills.jpg"><figcaption>Mark Konezny-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>While the Bills still lost the AFC Championship Game, they had plenty of chances to slay the beast, The controversial call on 4th &amp; 1 and the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/chiefs-news-steve-spagnuolo-change-secure-4th-down-stop-bills">chaotic final drive should leave a bad taste in their mouths</a>. But one easy fix would have prevented those things from happening. James Cook was not on the field for the final drive despite dominating the game to that point.</p><p>But the takeaway cannot be just play Cook more and everything will work. The Chiefs have always improved in the offseason even after Super Bowl wins so the Bills need to as well. Tee Higgins is the class of the wide receiver class and will likely break the bank with his next contract. Could Buffalo swipe a great receiver from a top rival? If they can, Higgins would be a much better fit than Cooper.</p><p>If Cooper has a great year next year, it could open up things for rookie wide receiver Keon Coleman. He had a solid first year, 556 yards and four touchdowns, but is not in the top tier of this year’s pass catchers. With Brian Thomas Jr, Malik Nabers, and Brock Bowers all going to the Pro Bowl, Coleman has a lot of space to catch up next year.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NFL rumors: Amari Cooper’s Bills future gets eye-opening update

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/bills-news-amari-cooper-returns-practice-before-wild-card-matchup-vs-broncos');   ga('set', 'title', 'Amari Cooper returns to Bills practice ahead of Wild Card matchup vs. Broncos');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Amari-Cooper-returns-to-practice-ahead-of-wild-card-matchup-vs.-Broncos.jpg"></figure><h1>Amari Cooper returns to Bills practice ahead of Wild Card matchup vs. Broncos</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-01-08T10:09:21-08:00">January 8th, 10:09am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-01-08T10:09:21-08:00">January 8th, 10:09am</time><address><a>Ben Strauss</a>Ben Strauss is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a die-hard NFL fan who cheers for the Detroit Lions. He has previously written fantasy football content for IDPGuys and ImportantNonsense.com.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Buffalo Bills</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Buffalo Bills look like one of the most dominant teams in the NFL heading into the playoffs. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl-power-rankings-bucs-win-division-bengals-miss-playoffs">Buffalo finished the 2024 season with a 13-4 record</a> and won the AFC East division. The Bills will be getting some reinforcements back <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/broncos-vs-bills-predictions-pick-odds-spread-for-afc-wild-card-2025">ahead of their next game against the Broncos</a>.</p><p>Bills WR Amari Cooper <a href="https://x.com/RapSheet/status/1877039883765637134" rel="noopener">returned to practice on Wednesday</a>, per NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. Cooper had been away from the team for personal reasons. Now he is back and getting ready to go for this weekend’s important Wild Card matchup.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bills-news-buffalo-amari-cooper-browns-blockbuster-trade">Bills acquired Cooper at the the trade deadline from the Browns</a>. It has taken Cooper some time to get acquainted with Buffalo’s offensive scheme, but he has already made some big plays.</p><p>Cooper finished the 2024 regular season with 44 receptions for 547 yards and four touchdowns. Roughly half of that production came during his tenure with the Bills.</p><p>Unlike in years past, the Bills do not rely on one or two offensive weapons to win games. As a result, Cooper’s slow start in Buffalo has not hindered the team at all down the final stretch of the regular season.</p><p>In other Bills injury news, Sean McDermott confirmed that linebacker Terrell Bernard is good to go.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl-playoff-bracket-schedule-preview-how-watch-wild-card-weekend">Bills vs. Broncos kicks off at the normal 1PM ET on Sunday</a>.</p><h2><b>Bills expect Amari Cooper to be ready to roll in the playoffs</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Bills-WR-Amari-Cooper.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: © Tina MacIntyre-Yee/Rochester Democrat and Chronicle / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bills-news-amari-cooper-out-week-18-matchup-patriots">Cooper has not had a lot of time on task with Josh Allen</a>. His recent absence during Week 18 did not help matters.</p><p>Regardless, the team is confident that Cooper will be ready to shine during the playoffs. Unsurprisingly, Cooper <a href="https://www.newsweek.com/sports/nfl/bills-surprisingly-rule-out-amari-cooper-due-personal-reason-2009764" rel="noopener">believes he will succeed</a> as well.</p><p>Cooper referenced an impressive touchdown catch from Week 17 as evidence that everything will work out well.</p><p>“I’ve ran that route hundreds of times at this point. Generally, when the corner doesn’t bite on it, the quarterback just comes off of you and throws it somewhere else,” Cooper said on Saturday via Newsweek. “When I saw that the corner didn’t bite, I was just like, I wasn’t jogging, but I was like, okay, he’s going to come off of me, and something told me, okay, he’s about to throw it. I kind of sped up a little bit, and it was just a routine catch, really, as far as like, high-pointing the ball.”</p><p>Cooper praised Josh Allen for being one of the NFL’s best during the same interview.</p><p>“That’s the type of quarterback he is,” Cooper continued, praising Allen. “He’s going to give you an opportunity. Every quarterback isn’t that way for some reason, but I am grateful for that.”</p><p>The Bills could become an even more dangerous team in the playoffs as Cooper and Allen gain more experience together.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Amari Cooper returns to Bills practice ahead of Wild Card matchup vs. Broncos

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/bills-news-amari-cooper-out-week-18-matchup-patriots');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bills rule Amari Cooper out for Week 18 matchup with Patriots');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Bills-news-Buffalo-rules-Amari-Cooper-out-for-Week-18-matchup-with-Patriots.jpg"></figure><h1>Bills rule Amari Cooper out for Week 18 matchup with Patriots</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-01-04T12:13:45-08:00">January 4th, 12:13pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-01-04T12:29:14-08:00">January 4th, 12:29pm</time><address><a>Derek Hryn</a>Derek Hryn is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints specializing in NFL and NCAA Football coverage. Derek was previously a fantasy football expert at DK and SB Nation, and he has been featured at FanSided, USA Today, NBC Sports, The New York Post, and others.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Buffalo Bills</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Buffalo Bills have their sights set on the AFC playoffs, but will conclude the 2024-25 regular season <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/buffalo-bills-bold-predictions-week-18-vs-patriots">against the New England Patriots in Week 18</a>. Leading up to the clash between the division rivals, the Bills have <a href="https://x.com/BuffaloBillsPR/status/1875610674115822073" rel="noopener">announced some key injury updates</a>.</p><p>The team elevated offensive lineman Will Clapp and defensive end Casey Toohill from the practice squad for Sunday’s game in Foxborough. Wide receiver Amari Cooper has been downgraded to out. He will not travel and has been excused for a personal family matter, via Buffalo Bills PR.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Roster updates ⬇️</p><p>– Elevated OL Will Clapp and DE Casey Toohill from the practice squad for Sunday’s game at New England </p><p>– WR Amari Cooper has been downgraded to OUT. He will not travel and has been excused for a personal family matter.</p><p>— Buffalo Bills PR (@BuffaloBillsPR) <a href="https://twitter.com/BuffaloBillsPR/status/1875610674115822073?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 4, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Cooper has recorded 20 catches on 32 targets for 297 yards and two touchdowns in eight appearances for the Bills. They are also 7-1 since he was traded from the Cleveland Browns in October.</p><h2><b>Amari Cooper expected to be ready for Bills playoff game</b></h2><p>While it’s been difficult for Cooper to find <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bills-news-sean-mcdermott-reveals-josh-allen-plan-week-18-patriots">a consistent rhythm with Josh Allen</a> in the offense, there have been some <a href="https://www.newsweek.com/sports/nfl/bills-surprisingly-rule-out-amari-cooper-due-personal-reason-2009764" rel="noopener">occasional flashes</a> that suggest that the veteran wideout will become crucial during the playoffs. Cooper and Allen connected on a 30-yard touchdown in Week 17 against the New York Jets.</p><p>“I’ve ran that route hundreds of times at this point. Generally, when the corner doesn’t bite on it, the quarterback just comes off of you and throws it somewhere else,” said Cooper, via Newsweek. “When I saw that the corner didn’t bite, I was just like, I wasn’t jogging, but I was like, okay, he’s going to come off of me, and something told me, okay, he’s about to throw it. I kind of sped up a little bit, and it was just a routine catch, really, as far as like, high-pointing the ball.”</p><p>“That’s the type of quarterback he is, Cooper continued about Allen. He’s going to give you an opportunity. Every quarterback isn’t that way for some reason, but I am grateful for that.”</p><p>The Bills are a very balanced team offensively, and Allen is more than comfortable with spreading the football around to fellow wide receivers Khalil Shakir, Keon Coleman, Mack Hollins and Curtis Samuel. That is a trend that will likely continue in the next couple of weeks.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bills rule Amari Cooper out for Week 18 matchup with Patriots

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He graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2023 with a degree in journalism and minors in communications and sports media, as well as a critical sports studies certificate. He has had a passion for sports his entire life, and enjoys covering and writing about all sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Buffalo Bills</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bills-news-fans-will-love-latest-josh-allen-week-17-update">Buffalo Bills have had things all their own way</a> on Sunday as they absolutely blew out the New York Jets 40-14 in Buffalo. All three phases of the game were clicking for the Bills, and they have now secured the No. 2 seed in the AFC playoffs.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bills-news-defensive-coordinators-identify-first-rule-stopping-josh-allen">connection between Josh Allen and all of his weapons on offense</a> was on point in this one, as the MVP favorite finished with three total touchdowns. Star wideout Amari Cooper had one of his best games with the Bills, reeling in three passes for 56 yards and a touchdown. He found the end zone <a href="https://x.com/NFL/status/1873460303855583321" rel="noopener">with an incredible catch</a> on a jump ball thrown by Allen in the third quarter.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">WOW AMARI COOPER.</p><p>📺: <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NYJvsBUF?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NYJvsBUF</a> on CBS/Paramount+<br>📱: <a href="https://t.co/waVpO909ge">https://t.co/waVpO909ge</a> <a href="https://t.co/Erc076QOvv">pic.twitter.com/Erc076QOvv</a></p><p>— NFL (@NFL) <a href="https://twitter.com/NFL/status/1873460303855583321?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 29, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>After hitting the ground hard, Cooper stayed down on the turf for a few extra seconds before popping up and heading to the sideline. He went off the field and was evaluated for a head injury, but was <a href="https://x.com/BuffaloBillsPR/status/1873462303708065905" rel="noopener">cleared to return</a> shortly after according to the team in a social media post.</p><p>Cooper didn’t have to return in this one because the Bills had the game comfortably in hand, but Bills fans will be happy to know that their top wideout should be good to go for the playoffs. If Cooper or the team chooses to, he can rest next week against the New England Patriots because the Bills already have their playoff positioning locked up.</p><p>Cooper’s performance on Sunday is an encouraging one for the Bills, who will need a true go-to target for Josh Allen if they want to make it through the playoffs in the AFC and go to the Super Bowl. The fact that the two of them are starting to build some more chemistry and hook up on some of these big plays down the field is a very good sign for Buffalo and their hopes moving forward.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bills-news-josh-allen-amari-cooper-reveal-what-happened-td-connection">Cooper has been banged up this season</a> and has struggled to ingratiate himself into the offense. Sunday was his most productive day since a six-catch, 95-yard day against the Los Angeles Rams on Dec. 8, but it now looks like he can be a serious weapon for the Bills as the postseason approaches.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2024 SEASON STATS
RECEPTIONS	RECEIVING YDS	TOUCHDOWNS	POSITION RANK
75.1	933.7	11.7	42

2024 SEASON STATS
RECEPTIONS	RECEIVING YDS	TOUCHDOWNS	POSITION RANK
75.1	933.7	11.7	42

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