The NFL’s uncharacteristically busy trade market saw another deal on Monday, with the Raiders sending Amari Cooper to the Cowboys for a first-round pick.
The appeal of this trade from Oakland’s side is easy to see. It recoups full value for a first-round selection that made plenty of sense at the time, but simply hasn’t panned out the way anyone expected it would have over the last three-and-a-half seasons. It’s a little harder to understand the Cowboys’ motivation to make this deal, or at least why they would pay so steep a price. Yes, they’re desperate for a receiver, but they’re already 1.