The Cleveland Browns and star wide receiver are currently at an impasse.
It’s not news to anyone in Cleveland that Cooper wants a new deal as he enters the last year of his current contract. Cooper is slated to make $20 million this year from the Browns.
Now, Cooper was seen joking around about a race with an individual from betr, and he dropped the following line:
“I’d pull a hamstring trying to race you. I’m trying to get paid this year.”
“I’m trying to get paid this year,” – Amari Cooper 😳😳🤔
(Via @betr) pic.twitter.com/7DgBIPGpzV
— ESPN Cleveland (@ESPNCleveland) June 25, 2024
If Cooper and the Browns do not get a deal done by the time training camp rolls around in a month, it will be interesting to see if Cooper risks further fines to holdout in hopes of a new deal. At 30 years old, it has been revealed that Cooper and the Browns cannot come to terms on the length of his new contract.
Cooper would like a longer extension while the Browns have only been willing to offer a one-year extension and a pay raise in 2024.
Still, it would be a surprise to see Cooper and the Browns fail to find a compromise.