The Dallas Cowboys they had to get rid of wide receiver Amari Cooperthrough an exchange with the cleveland Brown’sfor issues related to the salary cap since it was designated that he would earn 20 million dollars in the 2022 season of the NFL.
Jerry Jones, owner of ‘Team America’, explained the reasons why Cooper was not kept on the roster. According to Jones, the Cowboys analyzed his roster and assessed the impact on the field of play of the 10-11 highest-paid players on the team and therefore letting Cooper go was the right decision.
“We made the decision that the salary allocation should be better spent. […]We have to make sure that any of those players are doing their best for the team. We must analyze how you choose the 10 highest paid players on your teamCowboys owner Michael Gehlken of the Dallas Morning News stated.
After two seasons with more than a thousand yards and more than 75 receptions, Cooper only managed 865 yards and caught 68 passes in 2021which placed him as the second best wide receiver in Dallas, behind CeeDee Lamb.
WR Salaries in Dallas
Based on data from Spotrac, the Cowboys will only use 5.78 percent of their cap space at wide receivers of the team in the next campaign. For Dallas, the unit that receives the most money is the offensive line, where they spend 23.8 percent earning $52.4 million.
The highest paid wide receiver in Dallas in 2022 will be Michael Gallup with a salary of 4.5 million dollars. Following Gallup are CeeDee Lamb, with $3.8 million; Noah Brown and James Washington with 1.04 million
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Jerry Jones considered salary issue in Amari Cooper trade