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Cowboys' Jerry Jones Explains Amari Cooper to Browns Trade

For the Dallas Cowboys, trading Amari Cooper to the Cleveland Browns was a matter of dollars and sense.

Team owner Jerry Jones said Monday at the NFL owners meetings the Cowboys "made a decision that that allocation should be better spent" in reference to the $20 million salary originally due to Cooper.

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Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said team took hard look at its top 10 or 11 highest-paid players and their impact on field. “We have to make sure that any one of those players are pulling as much weight as you can.