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FRISCO, Texas – The Dallas Cowboys made to move to a newcomer Dak Prescott by acquiring wide receiver Amari Cooper from the Oakland Raiders for a 2019 first-round pick.
Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie confirmed the trade Monday. Oakland will be picking up first-round picks in 2019 after also getting the Chicago Bears' selection in last month's Khalil Mack trade.
Cooper, the fourth overall pick in the 2015 draft, has 22 catches for 280 yards and has touchdown in six games this season. He opened his career with a back-to-back of 1,000-yard seasons and made the Pro Bowl twice, but his numbers have fallen into the past two years.
The 3-4 Cowboys had been doing their due diligence on the lead of the day and had zeroed in on Cooper, who became available in the first half of the year.
| NFL Rank | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rec. PG | 11.0 | 25th |
| Rec. YPG | 135.6 | 26th |
| Rec. TD | 6 | T-22nd |
| Rec. pct | 61.6 | 21st |
| – ESPN Stats & Information | ||
The Cowboys entered the season hoping to have a committee of recipients Dez Bryant was released in the offseason. They attempted to sign Sammy Watkins in the US, but he opted to join the Kansas City Chiefs. The Cowboys drafted Michael Gallup in the third round and added veterans Austin Tavon, Allen Hurns and Deonte Thompson to Cole Beasley and Terrance Williams.
The Cowboys signed veteran Brice Butler on Sept. 18 and placed Williams on injured with a foot injury on Oct. 6. Last week, Williams was suspended for NFL's substance abuse policy.
The pbading game has struggled for most of the season, ranking 29th in the NFL. Beasley leads the Cowboys with 33 catches for 350 yards and two touchdowns; no other wide receiver has more than 13 catches.
Gallup caught a 49-yard touchdown pbad in Sunday's loss to Washington and has 10 catches for 190 yards. Hurns has 13 catches for 158 yards and had his most productive game of the season against the Redskins with five catches for 74 yards.
Austin has been the big-play threat with seven catches for 130 yards and two touchdowns, but he is expected to miss multiple weeks with a groin injury.
The last time the Cowboys were made in 2008 when they acquired Roy Williams and a seventh-round pick of the Detroit Lions for their first-, third- and sixth-round picks.
The Cowboys Released Williams after the 2010 season.
Cooper, 24, is set to play 2019 under a fifth-year option worth roughly $ 13.9 million.
Cap space will not be an issue for the Cowboys, they want to re-sign leading pbad-rusher DeMarcus Lawrence, cornerback Byron Jones and can look at long-term deals for Ezekiel Elliott and Prescott as early as this offseason.
If Cooper provides Prescott, who is signed through 2019, with the outside threat the Cowboys have lacked this season, the quarterback's chances of landing a big deal would increase.
Cooper is in the NFL's concussion protocol after suffering injury in Oakland's loss to Seattle in London.
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