Browns' General Manager Andrew Berry famously traded just a fifth-round pick for Cowboy's wide receiver Amari Cooper.
Cooper's arrival in Cleveland last season signaled the beginning of a new era for the Browns. He is a quiet leader who leads by example and even in his tenth season, he is proving that he is one of the league's best.
In Sunday's in over the Texans, Cooper exploded for the best game any receiver has had this season, finishing with 11 catches for 265 yards and two touchdowns. He joined Terrell Owens as the only receiver ever to have a 200-yard game for three different franchises.
He also stamped himself as, yet again, one of the best receivers in the NFL, despite the fact that his quiet demeanor seems to keep him under the radar at times.
Since Week 10, Cooper has compiled 633 receiving yards leads the NFL over that same span. He has done this on 37 catches for an average of 17.1 yards per catch, on top of finding the end zone three times.
Furthermore, since Joe Flacco took over the controls in Week 13, Cooper has 485 yards and those three scores in 3.5 games of action, as he left the team's matchup with the Rams in the second quarter due to a head injury.
He is clearly a focal point in this offense and a big reason why this Cleveland Browns team could be considered a legitimate Super Bowl contender.
In 2023 alone, Cooper now has a career-best 1,275 yards on 72 catches for five total touchdowns. He has 100-yard games with three different quarterbacks, and now he's added the NFL's best receiving game of the season.
Cooper is everything that the Browns were hoping for when they for him last year. It's safe to say Berry pulled off one hell of a heist in bringing the Alabama product to Cleveland for a mere fifth-round pick.
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