Amari Cooper will not return to the Las Vegas Raiders in the 2025 NFL season, as the veteran wide receiver informed the organization that he will retire and step away from professional football. The decision comes as a surprise, especially since just a few days ago his return to the team coached by Pete Carroll seemed certain.

Cooper played with the Raiders starting in 2015 and remained with the team for three seasons. During that span, he recorded more than 1,000 receiving yards in his first two campaigns. In the middle of the 2018 season, he was traded to the Dallas Cowboys, later joined the Cleveland Browns in 2024, and then had a final stint with the Buffalo Bills. In his return to the Raiders, he never made his debut.

Cooper had signed at the end of training camp in a hopeful reunio

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