The New England Patriots won’t face a recent AFC East foe when opening their 2025 season against the Las Vegas Raiders this Sunday.
Amari Cooper told the Raiders he intends to retire, per NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. The wide receiver ends a 10-year career one week after signing with the team that drafted him a decade ago.
As a No. 4 pick out of Alabama, Cooper exceeded 1,000 yards in each of his first two seasons with the Raiders. They traded him to the Dallas Cowboys during a 2018 in-season firesale, and he steered his new team to the playoffs with 725 yards and six touchdowns in nine games.