Cowboys-Browns Trade Pitch With $39 Million Starter Will Anger Fans.
Dallas Cowboys fans are still upset over the team’s recent deal with the Cleveland Browns.Dallas traded Amari Cooper to Cleveland in exchange for a 2022 fifth and sixth round pick.
Rumors are spreading regarding potential moves the Cowboys could make this offseason. Bleacher Report provided potential trade proposals for all NFL teams. One trade proposal has the Browns and Cowboys teaming up again for another receiver.
Dallas sends Brandin Cooks to Cleveland for a 2024 fifth rounder (No. 134) and a fifth-round pick in the trade proposal. The idea of the Cowboys sending another receiver to the Browns is sure to anger Dallas fans.
According to Bleacher Report’s January 29, 2024 article “Complete NFL Offseason Trade Guide for Every NFL Team,” Brandin Cooks could be a top trade option. “They would save $4 million against the cap by trading away the veteran, and they paid a low draft fee for him last offseason anyhow.
“Some of Cooks’ best work in Houston occurred in 2020, when he had Deshaun Watson throw him the football. The Browns are now desperate to ensure that Watson lives up to the trade package and compensation they gave up to acquire him. If reuniting the two is the solution, it must be considered.”
The Dallas Cowboys Likely Regret Trading Amari Cooper to the Cleveland Browns
As the Cowboys learned from moving Cooper, Dallas would be wise not to trade Cooks unless the team lands another receiver in return. Cooper has had back-to-back seasons topping 1,000 yards since arriving in Cleveland.
The playmaker had a career high 1,250 yards and 5 touchdowns in 2023. This after Cooper posted 1,160 yards and 9 TDs the previous season.
Dallas signed Michael Gallup to a five-year, $57 million contract instead of maintaining Cooper. Gallup has not been able to make the same impact since suffering an ACL injury at the beginning of 2022.
Fortunately, CeeDee Lamb has become a top NFL receiver. However, Dallas has been unable to locate a steady second receiver since trading Cooper.
Cowboys Rumors: Will Dallas Consider Trading Brandin Cooks?
Despite a slow start, Cooks managed to come on strong towards the team’s stretch run during his first season in Dallas. Cooks finished with 54 receptions for 657 yards and 8 touchdowns in 2023.
According to Bleacher Report, Cooks, Gallup, and tight end Luke Schoonmaker are the Cowboys’ “top trade assets.” Given his large deal, Gallup is unlikely to have a trade market. The wideout is more likely to be a cap casualty rather than dealt to another team.
Cooks is expected to have a $10 million cap hit next season. This appears to be more than adequate for a secondary receiver alongside Lamb. It is the final season of Cooks’ two-year, $39.7 million contract.
Dallas would be wise to keep Cooks, but they should also be looking to sign another receiver. This might come from the draft, but the team requires a player that can contribute right away. There is one certainty: if the Cowboys trade another talent to the Browns, fans will protest outside The Star.
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