OXNARD, Calif. -- A year ago at this time, the Dallas Cowboys were in the midst of selling a wide-receiver-by-committee approach as they held a training camp without Dez Bryant for the first time since 2010 and Amari Cooper was up the California coast with the Oakland Raiders.
It took only seven games for the Cowboys to realize their error and trade for Cooper. All he did was help turnaround the season and make it to the Pro Bowl.
Now this season the Cowboys are doing what they can to make sure Cooper is as long-term a fixture as Bryant was in becoming the team's all-time leader in touchdown receptions.