Amari Cooper's multimillion-dollar contract details with Raiders revealed

Drew Bishop

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Amari Cooper is back in the silver and black but this time at a discount price. 

After spending almost his first four season with the Raiders (2015-2018) the wideout has returned to the team on a one-year deal. NFL.com's Ian Rapoport first reported the news and later that evening was the first to report the financial details of the contract. 

Cooper, 31, will make a base salary of $3.5 million and can make a maximum of $6 million. 500k of in-game rosters bonuses and $2 million of incentives are baked into the deal as well. 

Cooper's deal best resembles Tyler Lockett's contract, which is a one-year, $4 million deal with the Titans. Both are veterans getting short deals that are low risk for the teams. 

This comes in the wake of Raiders' wideout Jakobi Meyers requesting a trade. Cooper, who had 20 receptions for 297 yards for the Bills last year, could be asked to step into a larger role alongside Brock Bowers. 

It's a nice signing for Las Vegas who picked up a savvy veteran to fill a need at a low price.

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Drew Bishop

Drew Bishop is a freelance writer with The Sporting News. After graduating from the Klein College of Media and Communication at Temple University, he worked in local media in Sandusky, Ohio at BCSN and the Sandusky Register, freelancing as a reporter, broadcast director and play-by-play commentator for high school sports. He then moved on to KRIS 6 News where he serves as a producer in the news department.