{"id":26360,"date":"2025-02-16T02:27:17","date_gmt":"2025-02-16T02:27:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=26360"},"modified":"2025-02-16T02:27:17","modified_gmt":"2025-02-16T02:27:17","slug":"breaking-cowboys-predicted-to-land-five-time-pro-bowl-wr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=26360","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Cowboys Predicted To Land Five-Time Pro Bowl WR.."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It was a disappointing year for the\u00a0Dallas Cowboys, who put together a 7-10 record and missed the playoffs for the first time since missing out again in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>What really threw a wrench in their season was starting\u00a0quarterback\u00a0Dak Prescott&#8217;s limitation to just eight games after suffering a hamstring injury in Week 9 that sidelined him the rest of the season.<\/p>\n<p>However, he&#8217;s set to return for Dallas in 2025, marking what will be the first season of his\u00a0four-year $240 million extension.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\" data-zone-count=\"2\">\n<div id=\"_adr_abp_container_3\" class=\"_adr_abp_container\" data-section=\"7db9a01170294858359598238868b29f\" data-packetid=\"00000001-8c91d082-5622-47d2-97fd-1c1f77e3123f\" data-render-time=\"1739671837717\">\n<div>AD<\/div>\n<p><iframe id=\"iframe-ad-container-7db9a01170294858359598238868b29f\" src=\"https:\/\/delivery.adrecover.com\/recover.html?siteId=46584&amp;dataDogLoggingEnabled=false&amp;dataDogLoggingVersion=1\" name=\"7db9a01170294858359598238868b29f\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Ian Valentino of\u00a0the 33rd Team\u00a0even thinks he&#8217;ll have some extra help, predicting the Cowboys will sign wide receiver Amari Cooper in free agency.<\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-item-inline\">\n<figure class=\"l-inline tml-image m-detail--tml-image--inline\"><picture class=\"is-loaded\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MjEwMTMzNjU3MDUzMDQ2MjM4\/amari-cooper-bills.webp 380w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MjEwMTMzNjU3MDUzMDQ2MjM4\/amari-cooper-bills.webp 620w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjEwMTMzNjU3MDUzMDQ2MjM4\/amari-cooper-bills.webp 700w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MjEwMTMzNjU3MDUzMDQ2MjM4\/amari-cooper-bills.jpg 380w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MjEwMTMzNjU3MDUzMDQ2MjM4\/amari-cooper-bills.jpg 620w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjEwMTMzNjU3MDUzMDQ2MjM4\/amari-cooper-bills.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"m-detail--tml-image m-image\" src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/t_share\/MjEwMTMzNjU3MDUzMDQ2MjM4\/amari-cooper-bills.jpg\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"Buffalo Bills wide receiver Amari Cooper.\" width=\"7817\" height=\"5211\" data-src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjEwMTMzNjU3MDUzMDQ2MjM4\/amari-cooper-bills.jpg\" \/><\/picture><figcaption>\n<p class=\"tml-image--caption\">Buffalo Bills wide receiver Amari Cooper.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tml-image--attribution\">Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>It&#8217;s an interesting signing because Cooper is coming off a down year, appearing in 14 games (eight for the\u00a0Buffalo Bills\u00a0and six for the\u00a0Cleveland Browns), in which he accumulated 44 receptions, 547 yards, and four touchdowns.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\" data-zone-count=\"2\"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>A bounce-back year in 2025 could be in the works, though, because he&#8217;s been very consistent since joining the\u00a0NFL\u00a0in 2015, appearing in five Pro Bowls and having at least 1,000 receiving yards in seven of his 10 seasons.<\/p>\n<p>Cooper also wouldn&#8217;t need to carry the burden of being the team&#8217;s top target, as that&#8217;s a role wide receiver\u00a0CeeDee Lamb\u00a0has held every year since 2021.<\/p>\n<p>This would also be a bit of a homecoming for Cooper, who Dallas acquired from the Raiders in 2018, and he stayed with the Cowboys until the end of 2021. 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