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USAT: Jets Wire

Mar 13, 2022

The Jets never considered a trade for WR Amari Cooper to be a realistic option, according to The Athletic’s Connor Hughes. - The Browns acquired the Pro Bowler and a sixth-round pick from the Cowboys for fifth- and sixth-rounders on Saturday. Hughes said the Jets did their due diligence on Cooper, as teams typically do, but the receiver’s contract was viewed as an insurmountable obstacle. The Cowboys would not deal Cooper based on a reworked deal, meaning the Jets would have had to take on his massive contract as is and try to restructure after the trade. - That wasn’t going to happen. - - The Amari Cooper contract is currently very straightforward for the Browns: a $20M base salary and $20M cap hit in 2022, 2023, 2024. - Cleveland adds a player who at his best can be a difference-making WR1 as they restock their offense this offseason. - — Field Yates (@FieldYates) March 12, 2022 - - - Cooper, 27, is coming off a 2021 season in which he totaled 68 catches, 865 yards and eight touchdowns. Cooper exceeded the 1,000-yard threshold each season from 2018-2020. - At a cheaper rate, the Jets could have used a receiver like Cooper. Instead, they will look elsewhere to bolster a unit that is currently led by Corey Davis and Elijah Moore. Braxton Berrios, Jamison Crowder and Keelan Cole are all free agents, while Denzel Mims’ future in New York is uncertain at best. - - List - - 2022 NFL draft: Jets land pair of defensive studs in Draft Wire's latest 3-round mock - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Email - - - - - Sign up - - - - - - - - Like this article? - Sign up for the Jets Wire email newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning - - - - An error has occured - - - Please re-enter your email address. - - - - - - Thanks for signing up! - - - You'll now receive the top Jets Wire stories each day directly in your inbox.

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