Amari Cooper Announces Surprise Retirement
Wide receiver Amari Cooper has informed the Las Vegas Raiders of his intention to retire, just days before the start of the 2025 season against the New England Patriots.
This decision comes after assuring journalists last week: “Trust me, I still have some juice left.” Cooper, 31, had signed with the Raiders at the end of last month.
This announcement puts an end to what would have been a reunion with the team that drafted him in 2015, when the franchise was still in Oakland.
The Raiders’ roster now has only four wide receivers on their 53-man roster: Jakobi Meyers, Tre Tucker, Dont’e Thornton, and Jack Bech.
In 52 games with the Raiders, Cooper amassed 225 receptions for 3,183 yards and 19 touchdowns. He surpassed 1,000 yards in his first two seasons. The Raiders traded Cooper to the Dallas Cowboys during the 2018 season. Subsequently, the Cowboys traded him to the Cleveland Browns in the 2022 offseason, and the Buffalo Bills acquired him last October from the Browns.
Cooper finishes his career with 711 receptions, 10,033 receiving yards, and 64 touchdowns. He had seven seasons with at least 1,000 receiving yards, including a career-high of 1,250 in 2023.
