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ESPN's Adam Schefter reported before the
Raiders' game on Sunday in London that Oakland was shopping
Cooper and fellow former first-round draft pick Karl Joseph
ahead of the NFL's Oct. 30 trade deadline.
After the game, which the Raiders lost to the Seattle Seahawks,
27-3, to fall to 1-5, coach Jon Gruden told reporters that such
talk was news to him. Gruden said he was "sorry I have to deal
with a lot of these reports" and that Cooper is "going to be a
big part of our pass offense."
Rapoport, speaking on the NFL Network program "The Aftermath,"
said, "The Raiders have had some conversations about potentially
trading him. My understanding is that they have asked for a
first-round pick in exchange for Amari Cooper, which seems
incredibly significant. And it might make it difficult if not
impossible to trade him."
Perhaps complicating matters for the Raiders and their asking
price is that Cooper left Sunday's game early in the second
quarter with a concussion. On a pass play up the middle, Cooper
went low to try to snag a pass from quarterback Derek Carr, when
he was hit by Seahawks' strong safety Bradley McDougald.
Cooper, the No. 4 overall pick in the 2015 draft, didn't have a
catch Sunday. He has 22 receptions for 280 yards and one
touchdown. He posted 100-yard receiving games against Denver in
Week 2 and Cleveland in Week 4.
In 52 games, including 47 starts, Cooper has 225 receptions for
3,183 yards and 19 touchdowns. He had career bests in receptions
(83) and yards (1,153) in 2016.
Cooper is represented by Joel Segal, the same agent as former
Raider Khalil Mack, the former NFL Defensive Player of the Year
who was traded to the Chicago Bears on Sept. 1.
--Field Level Media
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