“Guys look at me like an old guy”: Amari Cooper reflects on his role as the LEADER in first season with the Browns
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Amari Cooper is no longer a Dallas Cowboy, after a long stint with the team, he will now embark on a new journey with a new team, the Cleveland Browns. Though the wide receiver is relatively young, he is one of the oldest members on that roster. The amount of experience in comparison to his teammates is much more and as a result of this, he has earned the leadership role in the locker room.
Cooper, who became a Brown as a result of a trade in the offseason is of the belief that “A lot of leadership comes with experience and age.” He also spoke to Anthony Polsal and shared his experience of being a leader and how he learned to do so as well. “It becomes easier and easier over time because, from what I see now, leadership is just experience. It’s so easy to lead once you have that experience because everything these young guys are going through, you either went through it or saw someone else previously on the team go through it, and you saw how the outcome was.”
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Amari Cooper is not shying away from his new role as a leader:
Cooper is 28 years, the only wideout elder to him is the Pro Bowl return man and WR Jakeem Grant who is 29. However, Cooper’s resume has given him an edge over Grant, which is why he is the leader of the offensive core. Amari has gone to the Pro Bowl four times and recorded five, 1,000-yard seasons to his name.
Compare this to the other receivers on the team who in total have 2,566 career receiving yards, Amari has a total of 7,076 yards through eight seasons in the league. The Browns no longer have Odell Beckham Jr. or Jarvis Landry, now their new core consists of Cooper, Grant, Donovan Peoples-Jones, Javon Wims, Anthony Schwartz, JaMarcus Bradley, and rookies David Bell, Michael Woods, Isaiah Weston, Travell Harris, and Mike Harley.
Amari Cooper is now trying to lead his team to the best possible outcome, his goal is to improve the Browns’ coordination in terms of the passing game on the field, and given the uncertainty that the team is faced with at the quarterback position, it is more challenging for the wideouts to establish a connection and develop chemistry when they do not know who will be throwing the ball to them. If the NFL season starts tomorrow, Jacoby Brissett will be starting for the Browns but given the impending disciplinary action on Watson and Baker Mayfield wanting out of the team, we do not know how the situation will pan out in Cleveland.
Training camp will officially commence on the 19th of July for rookies and from the 26th for veterans. Amari Cooper appears to be happy with what he has seen from his new team so far. “They know the position they’re in, as far as making the team and stuff like that, they’ve been doing a good job. Very efficient. The position I’m in now, these guys look at me like an old guy,” Cooper concludes speaking about his new-found leadership role.
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