Fantasy Football Impact of Amari Cooper Trade for Bills and Browns
The Buffalo Bills shocked the NFL world on Tuesday when they surprisingly acquired Pro Bowl wide receiver Amari Cooper from the Cleveland Browns.
Read more: Bills Acquire WR Amari Cooper in Shocking Blockbuster Trade With Browns
This was the second major NFL trade of the day, as the New York Jets acquired All-Pro wide receiver Davante Adams from the Las Vegas Raiders.
Read more: How Davante Adams Trade Will Impact Jets Offense Going Forward
With all the movement in the NFL, there are major fantasy football implications.
Here’s what the trade means for both the Bills and Browns.
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Amari Cooper Trade Fantasy Football Impact on Bills
The Bills have their new WR1 in Cooper, a five-time Pro Bowler who most recently received the honor in 2023. Cooper gives Josh Allen and the Bills a true WR1, and he should make an instant impact on the team as soon as he suits up.
Cooper gets a massive boost in fantasy leagues after struggling with a bad Browns team for the first six weeks of the season.
As for the rest of the Bills, Khalil Shakir — the team’s top wide receiver this year — isn’t too impacted by the deal. He should still see plenty of targets, and should have even more space with Cooper getting a majority of the focus from opposing defenses.
Rookie wideout Keon Coleman and veteran Curtis Samuel are both now non-startable in fantasy leagues. However, neither were great options this season, anyway.
Amari Cooper Trade Fantasy Football Impact on Browns
As for the Browns, this opens up plenty of action for the team’s wide receivers. Both Jerry Jeudy and Elijah Moore receive major boosts in fantasy football, as they are now the top two receivers on the team.
Both players should be added in all fantasy leagues.
This story will be updated…
