After a tough 2024 season split between Cleveland and Buffalo , Amari Cooper sat in free agency limbo. For a five-time Pro Bowler wideout, it felt like a low point. But the wait is over. The Raiders just brought him back on a one-year deal worth about $6 million. That’s a reunion eight years in the making. So the question arose: why return now?

On August 26, Amari Cooper addressed this question before the media after his first practice in Las Vegas. When a reporter asked if he always thought about unfinished business with the Raiders, Cooper didn’t hold back. “Yeah, honestly, I always kinda had that at the back of my mind,” Cooper said. “When I was drafted here, I felt like the expectations were high. I did okay, but I knew why I was drafted. A top-5 pick

See Full Page