One of the best route runners in Alabama football history is back to work with his NFL team.
Amari Cooper, a former No. 4 overall pick of the 2015 NFL Draft, returned to organized team activities for the Cleveland Browns.
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Mary Kay Cabot, a Browns beat reporter for Cleveland.com, stated Cooper recently had a core muscle (abdomen) surgery.
Some Marquise Goodwin and Amari Cooper at #Browns OTAs pic.twitter.com/ipIYp0T7au
— Mary Kay Cabot (@MaryKayCabot) May 31, 2023
#Browns WR Amari Cooper doing some drills in OTAs for the first time this week coming off core muscle surgery pic.twitter.com/dqyzSm1yae
— Mary Kay Cabot (@MaryKayCabot) May 31, 2023
He participated Wednesday in wide receiver drills — working routes and catching passes. Cooper was a 1,000+ yard target in his first season with the Browns, totaling 1,160 yards receiving and a career-high nine touchdowns on 78 catches. The 6-foot-1, 210-pounder played all 17 games for Cleveland, posting five 100+ yard performances. As a Miami (Fla.) native, Cooper enters his ninth year in the National Football League in the fall. He came to the Crimson Tide in its 2012 class, helping the program to a BCS National Championship as a freshman in 2012. Cooper also earned two Southeastern Conference Championship rings (2012, 2014), a Fred Biletnikoff Award (2014), and an All-American honor (2014). He is one of the best receivers in Tide history.
Cooper and Deshaun Watson look to have a marquee connection in the fall.
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