Cowboys’ gift keeps giving, as Amari Cooper sets Browns record for single-game receiving yards

By the time the Dallas Cowboys realized they needed to move Amari Cooper, he was essentially free.

Before the 2022 regular season, the Cleveland Browns acquired Cooper for the absurdly low sum of a fifth-round draft pick and a sixth-round pick. There could be regrets for the Cowboys. And many other teams do as well.

Like he did for the Cowboys and the Raiders before that, Cooper has been excellent for the Browns. In Sunday’s 36-22 victory over the Houston Texans, Cooper not only tied the franchise record most receiving yards in Cleveland, but he also had two touchdowns and 11 catches.

The previous record for yards was held by Josh Gordon, who had 261.

Cooper’s day is also the highest-scoring fantasy game by a wide receiver this season, with his 46 points surpassing DJ Moore’s 45.

A 75-yard touchdown catch by Cooper from Joe Flacco put the Browns up 14-0 early in the game. His big start pushed him over the 1,000-yard mark for the second straight season.

Incredibly, he’s the first Browns receiver with back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons. All for the price of a fifth-round pick and moving back in the sixth round a bit. That’s a heist.

Cooper later made a ridiculous catch on fourth down along the sideline:

Cooper is consistently and quietly among the best receivers in the NFL every season. It’s his seventh 1,000-yard season in nine years in the NFL. Maybe more amazingly he hasn’t even reached his 30th birthday.

He should have a few years left as a top receiver in the NFL, too. Hopefully the Browns sent the Cowboys a Christmas card this month.

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