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By J.R. DeGroote
Updated Jul 18, 2024 at 5:32am
Browns QB Deshaun Watson is confident things will work out with wide receiver Amari Cooper.
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Browns QB Deshaun Watson is confident things will work out with wide receiver Amari Cooper.
Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson is not worried about Amari Cooper’s holdout and fully expects his top target to be ready to roll for the start of the season.
Cooper skipped OTAs and mandatory minicamp in June to send a message that he wants an extension. He is heading into the final year of a five-year, $100 million deal he signed with the Dallas Cowboys. He was recently recorded on social media saying, “I want to get paid this year.”
But Watson believes things are going to work out for Cooper. Browns veterans will report to training camp on July 23.
“Amari’s going to be good,” Watson said on Wednesday, July 17, per Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com. “As far as the other stuff, that’s their business. I can’t get into all that. He knows that we love him and we want him back for sure.”
Cooper holds significant leverage in negotiations after one of his best career years, during which he caught 72 passes for 1,250 yards and five touchdowns. The primary sticking point has been the length of the extension, per Brad Stainbrook of theOBR.com.
Cooper, 30, wants a few years of security after churning out a Pro Bowl season.
“The negotiations are ongoing but money is not the main issue. The Browns are willing to give Cooper an increased salary for this season,” Stainbrook said on June 17. “The sticking point is the length of the deal. The Browns have yet to offer Pro Bowl wide receiver Amari Cooper a contract extension longer than one year.”
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