Could Amari Cooper be reunited with the Cowboys?

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Today, Bobby broke down the latest buzz surrounding the Cowboys’ search for a WR2. He discussed a potential trade for George Pickens while also exploring free agency options. One free agent name that stood out was Amari Cooper, with reports suggesting the Cowboys are building interest in a reunion. Bobby also dove into Cooper’s departure, his past tensions with Mike McCarthy, and how things could play out differently under the current staff.

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00:00You know, you've got these different names that people have speculated about.

00:18Could Dallas be interested in George Pickens, where they call it, you know, Todd Archer

00:22reported they called about some AFC North receiver.

00:24He didn't say George Pickens, but a lot of people have figured that must have been George

00:28Pickens.

00:29But Nick Harris wrote that while there has been that focus there, there's still the

00:32availability of free agents.

00:34And he listed some potential options.

00:37Keenan Allen, Nelson Aguilar, Robert Woods.

00:41However, there is building team interest in bringing free agent Amari Cooper back for a

00:49reunion in Dallas, according to a stark telegram source.

00:53Okay.

00:54And I don't know why.

00:56What happened?

00:57Well, so here's the thing.

00:58I don't know if there's ever been if you look at Amari Cooper and the way he left here,

01:04it was not the same intensity at all.

01:06So I'm but if you want to talk about a two on a 10 point scale, it's a distant relative

01:14of people being upset about the Luca trade like a two on a scale of 10.

01:20Don't don't mistake me and say that it's in the same universe, but it's a distant relative

01:24somewhere on.

01:25You look on the genealogy chart and you're like, oh, look, I'm I'm related to the intensity

01:29of a loop.

01:29People were furious when Cooper got traded.

01:32You were furious.

01:33I remember we were doing an event at Twin Peaks, each drink scenic views.

01:37We were doing an event at the Twin Peaks in Burleson, and it was a fan event.

01:42And that was the day that Amari Cooper got traded.

01:44And you went on the fan roundtable and you blamed me for the poor return.

01:48You said that, yeah, you you expose their business too much, right?

01:52And you ruined you ruined the value they potentially could have gotten.

01:55People are still upset.

01:56They will invoke the fifth round pick that you got back for Amari.

01:59They will.

02:00It's years later.

02:00They should.

02:01It's your fault.

02:02And this is what this is one of the guys that they were absolutely enamored with here

02:06in Dallas.

02:07People loved him.

02:08They thought he was a straight shooter.

02:09He got here and he just changed the offense overnight in 2018.

02:13He talked so much about how badly he wanted to be a cowboy.

02:16He was a free agent.

02:18Washington threw a ton of money at him, a ton, way over what Dallas was going to pay.

02:23And he turned it down to come back to Dallas.

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