Amari Cooper’s retirement went viral before; is it real this time, just days after Raiders reunion?

Former Cleveland Browns reportedly retired from professional football. Although he signed with Las Vegas Raiders at the end of August, the team, which prepared him fourthly at the 2015 NFL Draft, this meeting took a short time. According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, Cooper decided to retire in NFL ten years later.

He wrote to X, “WR Amar Cooper reported that he no longer has the desire to play and plans to retire.“ He added, “Cooper signed at a hopeful meeting with the team prepared at the end of the camp. Now, Las Vegas went home.”

Cooper was exchanged to Browns before 2022 season and made an impressive resume for two years in Cleveland. Cooper not only won two Pro Bowl elections while wearing brown and orange, but also broke the franchise’s single game record in 2023. In this game, 265 yards and two touches recorded in 11 catch.

Previous News of Aarı Cooper’s retirement

On August 1, 2025, online fans saw a post from a parody account claiming that Cooper was retired. Todd Archer reportedly reported about Cowboys News for ESPN and helped to reach more than 250,000 views under four hours under four hours.
Later, news organizations confirmed that the story was wrong: Cooper did not retire. However, existing reports show that they can call it a career. Although Las Vegas Raiders did not publish any updates, an NFL’s X account shared news.
Originally from Alabama, Amar Cooper was born on 17 June 1994. He was selected fourth by Akincilar in the 2015 NFL Draft.

During his career, he played for raiders, cowboys and Browns, reached seven 1000 yard season, and won five Pro Bowl elections. In October 2024, he moved from Browns to Buffalo bills before he reunited with the team that prepared him.