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Buffalo Bills WR Amari Cooper thinks its ‘absolutely amazing’ he wasn’t targeted once last week

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Bills WR Cooper has had mixed results since his mid-October trade to Buffalo

The Buffalo Bills made the bold move to acquire veteran star wide receiver Amari Cooper ahead of the NFL trade deadline. Since the trade on October 15, Cooper is still warming up to the Bills’ offense.

In his five active games with the Bills, Cooper has caught 16 passes for 231 yards and one touchdown. He has also missed two weeks because of a wrist injury.

His best performance of the year came recently in the Week 14 loss to the Los Angeles Rams, where he caught 6 of 14 targets for 95 yards.

Dec 8, 2024; Inglewood, California, USA; Buffalo Bills wide receiver Amari Cooper (18) catches a pass against Los Angeles Rams cornerback Darious Williams (24) / Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images

But last week against the Lions, Cooper digressed. And after 10 years in the NFL, he had also personal first in Detroit – it was the first time in his career Cooper was not targeted. Not a single Josh Allen throw came his way.

You would think that Cooper would be upset by that. But he wasn’t.

“It’s absolutely amazing. Honestly, I’ve been waiting my whole life to be on a team like this. Obviously, I’m a receiver. Every receiver wants the ball. But, I mean, I’m in Year 10. And so, what’s most important to me is winning. And so, I think we definitely have the formula.

– Bills WR Amari Cooper

Cooper understands the the Bills offense is built on diversity and spreading the ball around to multiple targets. Joe Brady and Josh Allen’s self described ‘everyone eats’ offense makes the Bills difficult to stop.

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