Amari Cooper was born on June 17,1994 and is an American football wide receiver for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League.
48 Facts About Amari Cooper
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Amari Cooper played college football at Alabama, where he was the Biletnikoff Award winner as the nation's top receiver and a unanimous All-American in 2014.
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Widely considered the top wide receiver prospect of the 2015 NFL Draft, Cooper was selected with the fourth overall pick by the Oakland Raiders.
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Amari Cooper had successive 1,000 yard seasons in 2019 and 2020, making the Pro Bowl in 2019.
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Amari Cooper attended Miami Northwestern Senior High School in Miami, Florida.
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Amari Cooper was dominant on the 7-on-7 circuit at various college campuses before his senior season.
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Amari Cooper had a show-out performance at Alabama's summer camp, and that quickly led to an offer from Nick Saban and the Crimson Tide.
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Amari Cooper was a first-team FHSAA 8A All-State selection, as well as the number-four player on Orlando Sentinels Florida Top 100.
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Amari Cooper was invited to play at the 2012 Under Armour All-America Game, where he had a 75-yard touchdown grab and a 93-yard punt return for a score.
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Amari Cooper was listed as the number 45 in the Rivals100, and was considered the number-six wide receiver and number-eight player in Florida by Rivals.
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Amari Cooper was ranked as the number-six wide receiver and the number-10 player in the state of Florida by 247Sports.
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Amari Cooper chose Alabama over Florida State, Miami, and Ohio State, among others.
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Amari Cooper announced his verbal commitment to the University of Alabama on September 22,2011.
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Amari Cooper led the team with 59 receptions for 1,000 yards and 11 touchdowns.
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Amari Cooper earned consensus Freshman All-American honors and was selected to the SEC All-Freshman team by the league coaches.
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Amari Cooper had 45 receptions for a team-high 736 yards and four touchdowns.
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Amari Cooper became Alabama's all-time leader in receptions, receiving yards, and receiving touchdowns.
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Amari Cooper was a finalist for the Heisman Trophy, finishing third behind Marcus Mariota and Melvin Gordon.
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Amari Cooper won the Biletnikoff Award that season and was named a unanimous All-American.
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Amari Cooper was considered one of the best wide receivers in the 2015 draft class, together with Kevin White.
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Amari Cooper was initially assigned the jersey number 19, but following the release of fellow receiver James Jones, he switched to number 89.
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On December 20,2015, Amari Cooper became the first rookie in franchise history to reach the 1,000-yard mark and the only receiver in the club to reach that same mark since Randy Moss, in 2005.
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On December 22,2015, Amari Cooper was selected as an alternate for the Pro Bowl, alongside teammates Derek Carr and Latavius Murray; he replaced Brandon Marshall and played.
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Amari Cooper was named to the NFL All-Rookie Team for 2015.
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Amari Cooper put together a solid second season in the NFL.
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Amari Cooper was named to his second consecutive Pro Bowl on December 20,2016.
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Amari Cooper was ranked 53rd by his peers on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2017.
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Amari Cooper's yardage was the most by any NFL player at that point in the 2017 season, the second-most in franchise history, and the first 200+ yard game in franchise history since 1965.
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Amari Cooper was later revealed to have struggled throughout the latter half of the season with an ankle injury that hampered his play.
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Amari Cooper finished the 2017 season recording career-lows with 48 receptions for 680 yards but did have a career-high seven touchdowns.
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Two weeks later against the Seattle Seahawks in London, Amari Cooper suffered a concussion and was knocked unconscious.
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On October 22,2018, Amari Cooper was traded to the Dallas Cowboys in exchange for a first-round pick in the 2019 NFL Draft.
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Amari Cooper was named the NFC Offensive Player of the Week for his performance.
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Two weeks later against the Philadelphia Eagles, Amari Cooper had 10 catches for a career-high 217 yards and three touchdowns.
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Amari Cooper's 217 receiving yards were the most by one player for a single game in the 2018 season.
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On January 21,2019, Amari Cooper was added to the NFC Pro Bowl roster as an injury replacement for New Orleans Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas.
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In 15 games on the Raiders and Cowboys rosters during the 2018 season, Amari Cooper accumulated 75 receptions, 1,005 yards, and seven touchdown receptions.
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Amari Cooper was ranked 64th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2019.
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Amari Cooper was named to his fourth career Pro Bowl for his performance in 2019.
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Amari Cooper finished the 2019 season with 79 receptions for a career-high 1,189 yards and eight touchdowns in 16 games and starts.
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Amari Cooper was ranked 49th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2020.
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On March 17,2020, Amari Cooper signed a five-year contract extension with the Cowboys worth $100 million, which featured $60 million guaranteed, $40 million at signing, and a $20 million injury designation that becomes fully guaranteed in 2022.
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The 2020 season saw Amari Cooper reach at least 100 receiving yards in four games.
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Amari Cooper missed Weeks 11 and 12 after testing positive for COVID-19.
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Amari Cooper finished the 2021 regular season with 68 receptions for 865 yards and a career-high eight touchdowns in 15 games and 14 starts.
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On January 14,2022, Amari Cooper was fined $14,650 by the NFL after he attended a Dallas Mavericks game without wearing a face mask, a violation of COVID-19 protocols.
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On March 16,2022, Amari Cooper was traded to the Cleveland Browns in exchange for a fifth-round pick and a swap of sixth-round picks in the 2022 NFL Draft.
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Amari Cooper was first captivated by the game as an elementary school student in northwest Miami, and as a football player, he relates chess strategies to his play on the field.