Amari Cooper re-signs with Dallas Cowboys: Grade, reaction and more

The Dallas Cowboys made sure not to let Dak Prescott’s top target leave, inking Amari Cooper to a six-figure contract.

Jerry Jones made it clear early on that he wanted to do whatever it took to retain Amari Cooper in free agency. The Dallas Cowboys had to sweat a little by using the franchise tag on Dak Prescott, making Cooper a true free agent, but in the end they ponied up to keep their top pass catcher.

Cooper will receive a five-year, $100 million deal from Dallas to keep snagging passes from Prescott. The Cowboys’ offense reached another level once they traded for Cooper in the middle of the 2018 season, and there was simply no way they could replace him given the poor wide receiver class on the free agent market.

This deal makes a lot of sense because Cooper has said from the start that he wanted to stay with Dallas, and Jones made sure to give Cooper an offer he couldn’t refuse.

Contract Details

Cooper’s five year deal contains approximately $60 million in guaranteed money, which is so far the most given to a free agent in this class. Given how much Jones has made it a priority to keep his players happy, it makes sense that Cooper was wrangle some extra cash out of the Cowboys.

National Reaction

The interesting development here is that the Washington Redskins made a huge push to steal Cooper away from the Cowboys. Adding Cooper would be a big boost for the development of Dwayne Haskins, but Cooper opted to leave a lot of money on the table in order to stay in Dallas.

That is a positive sign for the Cowboys, who have two of their three triplets locked up long term and need to get to work on finding a deal for Prescott. Considering some of the other funny money that has been thrown around today, $60 million guaranteed for Cooper seems pretty reasonable.

Grade: A