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The Buffalo Bills announced Tuesday that they have completed a trade for wide receiver Amari Cooper from the Cleveland Browns, bolstering their offense for the remainder of the season.

The Bills received Cooper and a 2025 sixth-round draft pick, with a 2025 third-round pick and a 2026 seventh-rounder heading to Cleveland in return.

“Move or rust,” Cooper posted on his Instagram Story shortly after the news was announced.

It’s potentially a seismic move for Buffalo, filling the void left by Stefon Diggs after he was traded to the Houston Texans this offseason.

Cooper arrives in New York State to fill the No. 1 receiver role left by Diggs and gives quarterback Josh Allen a clear top target after taking a receiver-by-committee approach through the first six weeks of the season.

After the trade was announced, Bills head coach Sean McDermott said Cooper’s “ability to get separation” will add to the team’s “flavor on offense.”

McDermott added that having Cooper’s former receiving coach from his time in Dallas, Adam Henry, on Buffalo’s staff helped the team make the move to acquire him.

“Adam and I were talking about Amari earlier today. And the things he said were positive. You always want to reach out to people who have been around the player,” McDermott said.

“We probably wouldn’t have done this if Adam hadn’t given us the blessing of, ‘Hey, this is what I know about Amari, what kind of person he is, what kind of player he is.'”

Cooper was the No. 4 pick in the 2015 NFL Draft out of Alabama by the then-Oakland Raiders. Tuesday’s trademark marks the third time Cooper has been dealt in his career; he was first moved from the Raiders to the Dallas Cowboys in 2019 before being shipped to the Browns in 2022.

The 30-year-old is a five-time Pro Bowl selection and has 9,736 receiving yards and 62 touchdowns in his career. He has six seasons of over 1,000 receiving yards, including his last two full seasons in 2022 and 2023.

Last season, Cooper recorded a career-high 1,250 receiving yards for a Cleveland team that lost in the first round of the playoffs.

This season, however, the Browns are off to a 1-5 start after a stuttering attack. Cooper has posted a frustrated mark, with 24 catches for 250 yards and two touchdowns.

“We appreciate Amari’s hard work, professionalism and contributions on the field during her two seasons with us,” Browns general manager Andrew Berry said in a statement Tuesday. “He created many memorable moments with us and was an integral part of our 2023 playoff team. We wish him the best in Buffalo as he continues his NFL career.”

Cooper now joins a wide receiver room that includes Khalil Shakir, rookie Keon Coleman and tight end duo Dalton Kincaid and Dawson Knox.

Unlike the Browns, the Bills are off to a much more successful start as they sit atop the AFC East with a 4-2 record after beating the New York Jets 23-20 on Monday Night Football.

Cooper’s trade comes on the same day that fellow receiver Davante Adams was traded from the Raiders to the New York Jets.