Wide receiver Amari Cooper is on his way out of Oakland.
Rumored to be on the trade block, Cooper has been traded to the Dallas Cowboys, GM Reggie McKenzie confirmed to reporters in Alameda on Monday.
McKenzie says Stephen Jones called this morning and offered the first round pick. That made things happen.
Teams have been calling about Amari since the offseason— Scott Bair (@BairNBCS) October 22, 2018
McKenzie says Cooper's contract situation, or the fact Joel Segal (also Mack's two) had nothing to do with desire to make a deal.— Scott Bair (@BairNBCS) October 22, 2018
McKenzie says he and Gruden "are building this (roster) in concert."
"We are not tanking this season."— Scott Bair (@BairNBCS) October 22, 2018
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News of a deal was first reported by ESPN's Josina Anderson and news that the Raiders would get a first-round pick was first reported by ESPN's Adam Schefter.
With the acquisition of Dallas' first-round pick, head coach Jon Gruden and the Raiders will have three first-round picks in 2019: their own, the Bears' pick acquired in the Khalil Mack trade and now the Cowboys' pick.
Back on Oct. 14, the NFL Network reported that the Raiders were shopping Cooper and fwllow former first-round pick safety Karl Joseph.
Breaking: A source tells me that WR Amari Cooper will be traded to the Dallas #Cowboys.— ig: josinaanderson (@JosinaAnderson) October 22, 2018
Cowboys traded a first-round pick to Raiders for WR Amari Cooper, per source.— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) October 22, 2018
The Raiders got what they were looking for. They have acquired a first round pick from Dallas for Amari Cooper, per @AdamSchefter— Scott Bair (@BairNBCS) October 22, 2018
