sakidbet Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Amari Cooper confirmed to the media that he is not concerned about a new contract, believing it will happen naturally. sakidbet
Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Amari Cooper, 25, has confirmed to the media that he is not worried about a new contract and is confident it will happen soon. According to a news report from NFL Network last Sunday. ( sakidbet )
‘I just want to be here. I’m not thinking about my contract situation,’ Cooper revealed. ‘I don’t know why. But I want to be here to run after Ruth, get the ball from Dak (Prescott). I think it’s necessary because I think it’s going to help me achieve what I want to achieve this season.’ Since being traded from the Oakland Raiders midway through last season, Cooper has played in seven games with the Cowboys, catching 53 passes for 725 yards and six touchdowns.
‘I think the media is more obsessed with it (the contract) than I am with it. I just thought it would happen naturally. Whether that happens this off-season remains to be seen. It’s not a big deal to me’ and clarified that his situation is different from Ezekiel Elliott, a fellow running back, or Melvin Gordon, a running back for the LA Chargers, who are different. ldout to demand a new deal.
Cooper is entering the fifth and final season of his rookie contract, which is set to earn him $13.9 million. This is different from the status of Elliott or Gordon, who still have contracts with the team.
‘Different strokes for different people. Their situation is different from mine. I have a 5th year option where I get paid a lot of money if I play on it. But the running back position, you know, Melvin is one of my good friends and he told me that his contract to play this year wasn’t even. It’s nothing. It’s Peanuts and Elephants Everyone’s situation is different.’
‘I’m just thinking positively about it. It’s what will happen.’Cooper Discussing his new contract with the Cowboys ‘Whether it happens today, tomorrow or whenever. I’m not worried about getting hurt or anything and it’s not going to happen. I just don’t think like that.’