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FRISCO, Texas – Dallas Cowboys made to move to Dakota by 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 of a Committee of Receptions to the Production of the Deed Bryant was traded in the offseason. They attempted to sign Sammy Watkins in free agency, but he opted to join the Kansas City Chiefs. The Cowboys added Allen Hurns and Deonte Thompson veterans and drafted Michael Gallup in the third round to a group that included 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 three games for violating the NFL's substance-abuse policy.
The passing game has struggled for most of the season, ranking 28th in the NFL. Beasley leads the Cowboys with 33 catches for 350 yards and two touchdowns. No other receiver has more than 13 catches for the season.
Gallup caught a 49-yard touchdown pass 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.
The last time the Cowboys made a major in-season trade for a wide receiver was in 2008 when they acquired Roy Williams from the Detroit Lions, plus a seventh-round pick, in exchange for their first-, third- and sixth-round picks .
The Cowboys Released Williams after the 2010 season.
Cooper, 24, is set to play 2019 under the fifth-year option worth roughly $ 13.9 million.
Cap space will not be an issue for the Cowboys, however, they want to re-sign leading pass 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, then 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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