Head coach Sean McDermott said Monday that Cooper (wrist) is improving, and the Bills will see how this week goes before determining the wideout's status for Sunday's game against the Chiefs, Maddy Glab of the Bills' official site reports.
While Cooper's Week 11 status is to be determined, McDermott has already confirmed that Keon Coleman (wrist) won't be available this weekend. Cooper has missed two straight games, and if the Bills elect to hold him out versus Kansas City, the wideout's next chance to play wouldn't arrive until Sunday, Dec. 1against the 49ers, with the Bills on bye Week 12.
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Bills' Amari Cooper: Inactive Sunday
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Cooper (wrist) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Colts.
Since the Bills began their Week 9 prep, Cooper -- who was also inactive last weekend -- has logged six straight limited practices. With his second straight absence confirmed and Keon Coleman (wrist) having been previously ruled out, Khalil Shakir, Mack Hollins and Curtis Samuel are in line to lead Buffalo's Week 10 wideout corps, with Jalen Virgil and Tyrell Shavers also available to mix in. Cooper's next chance to see game action will arrive Nov. 17 against the Chiefs.
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Bills' Amari Cooper: Not slated to play Sunday
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Cooper (wrist) is not in line to play Sunday against the Colts, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
Cooper is listed as questionable for the contest after practicing in a limited fashion this week. Official confirmation of his Week 10 status will arrive once the Bills' inactives are posted, but per Schefter, the wideout is slated to miss his second straight game.
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Bills' Amari Cooper: Questionable for Week 10
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Cooper (wrist) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game at Indianapolis.
Cooper followed the exact same practice regimen for a second week in a row -- he was limited on all three reports due to a wrist injury en route to a questionable designation. He subsequently was held out of this past Sunday's win against the Dolphins, so his status truly is up in the air for Week 10 action. With Keon Coleman (wrist) ruled out, Khalil Shakir, Mack Hollins (shoulder) and Curtis Samuel (pectoral) are the healthy wide receivers on the Bills' active roster.
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Bills' Amari Cooper: Set to remain limited
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Cooper (wrist) will remain limited at practice Friday, Maddy Glab of the Bills' official site reports.
Cooper, who was inactive Week 9, also was limited Wednesday and Thursday, which likely has him trending toward being listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Colts. With Keon Coleman (wrist) already ruled out for the contest and Mack Hollins (shoulder) along with Curtis Samuel (pectoral) managing injuries, at this stage Khalil Shakir is the Bills' top healthy wideout.
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Bills' Amari Cooper: Another limited listing
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Cooper (wrist) remained a limited participant at practice Thursday.
Cooper, who was inactive for this past Sunday's win over the Dolphins, also was limited in Wednesday's walkthrough, so he'll presumably need to practice fully Friday in order to approach this weekend's game against the Colts without an injury designation. In addition to Cooper, three other Bills receivers -- Keon Coleman (wrist), Mack Hollins (shoulder) and Curtis Samuel (pectoral) -- are nursing injuries as Sunday's game nears.
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Bills' Amari Cooper: Limited in practice
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Cooper (wrist) was listed as a limited participant for Wednesday's walk-through practice.
Meanwhile, fellow wideout Keon Coleman (wrist) was held out of practice after getting hurt during a 30-27 win over the Dolphins on Sunday. Cooper was inactive for that contest but isn't expected to require a long-term absence, potentially setting him up for a return to the lineup this Sunday at Indianapolis.
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Bills' Amari Cooper: In line to practice Wednesday
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Cooper (wrist) is slated to practice Wednesday, Maddy Glab of the Bills' official site reports.
Cooper was inactive for this past Sunday's win over the Dolphins, but the wideout's looming participation in practice Wednesday is a positive sign regarding his status for this weekend's game against the Colts. Meanwhile, fellow wideout Keon Coleman is also dealing with a wrist injury and could miss some time. He's in line to sit out Wednesday's session.
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Bills' Amari Cooper: Surprise inactive for Week 9
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Cooper (wrist) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Dolphins.
Even though Cooper took a questionable tag into the weekend after a trio of limited practices due to the left wrist issue, the prevailing expectation was that the wideout would be ready to go by Sunday. Cooper apparently wasn't able to make enough progress with his wrist leading up to kickoff, however, prompting the Bills to make him inactive in what will be his first absence of the season. With Cooper out of the mix, wideouts Khalil Shakir and Keon Coleman as well as tight end Dalton Kincaid could see their target shares increase.
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Bills' Amari Cooper: Taking questionable tag into Sunday
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Bills head coach Sean McDermott said Cooper (wrist) will be listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Dolphins, Alaina Getzenberg of ESPN.com reports.
He'll be one of two Bills receivers who will take a designation into Sunday, as Curtis Samuel (pectoral) will join Cooper as questionable after both wideouts were limited participants in practice Wednesday and Thursday. The fact that Cooper was able to practice in some fashion this week seemingly bodes well for his chances of suiting up Sunday, but official word on his status may not arrive until closer to the 1:00 p.m. ET kickoff. If Cooper ends up inactive Week 9 or is able to play only limited snaps, more targets could be in the offing for wide receivers Khalil Shakir and Keon Coleman and tight end Dalton Kincaid.
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Bills' Amari Cooper: Logs another limited practice
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Cooper (wrist) remained limited at practice Thursday.
Cooper also was limited Wednesday, with the wideout now having one more chance to practice fully ahead of Sunday's game against the Dolphins. Friday's injury report will clarify whether Cooper heads into the weekend with a Week 9 injury designation or fully cleared to face Miami.
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Bills' Amari Cooper: WRs to Sit
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I'm going to start Cooper in three-receiver leagues, but I hope he does something to inspire confidence in Fantasy managers moving forward. In two games with the Bills, Cooper has five catches for 69 yards and a touchdown on seven targets, and you have to wonder if his struggles in Cleveland weren't just about Deshaun Watson. I'm not worried about the matchup, but Josh Allen is also leaning heavily on Khalil Shakir and Keon Coleman since Cooper's arrival as well. This is an important week for Cooper to perform at a high level.
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Bills' Amari Cooper: Logs limited practice
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Cooper (wrist) was listed as a limited practice participant Wednesday.
According to Maddy Glab of the Bills' official site, head coach Sean McDermott suggested that Cooper would be a non-participant in the team's first Week 9 session, but the wideout ended up getting some work in after all. Alaina Getzenberg of ESPN.com noted that Cooper participated in the Bills' wideout drills, and then a bit more in the drills that followed during the portion of Wednesday's practice that was open to the media. Cooper now has two more chances to increase his practice participation ahead of Sunday's game against the Dolphins.
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Bills' Amari Cooper: Sits out practice with wrist injury
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Bills head coach Sean McDermott said Cooper won't practice Wednesday due to a wrist injury, Maddy Glab of the Bills' official site reports.
McDermott said the Bills will take it one day at a time with regard to Cooper's recovery from the wrist injury, temporarily clouding the wideout's status for Sunday's game against the Bills. If Cooper isn't able to play this weekend, more targets would potentially open up for receivers Khalil Shakir and Keon Coleman and tight end Dalton Kincaid.
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Bills' Amari Cooper: WRs to Start
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Cooper only played 19 snaps in his debut with the Bills in Week 7 against Tennessee, but he made the most of them. He had four catches for 66 yards and a touchdown on five targets, and he should continue to be more involved moving forward as he gets more comfortable with Josh Allen in Buffalo's offense. Seattle's defense is banged up in the secondary, and Cooper should be considered a top-15 Fantasy receiver in the majority of leagues in Week 15.
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Bills' Amari Cooper: Poised to make team debut
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Cooper is slated to play Sunday against the Titans, Mike Garafolo of NFL Network reports.
Per Mike Garafolo of NFL Network, Cooper will be in uniform Sunday, with an opportunity to rotate into a wideout corps that also includes Khalil Shakir, Keon Coleman, Mack Hollins and Curtis Samuel. However, the extent of Cooper's workload and target share is difficult to project, given that he's had just one week to practice with the Bills after being acquired from the Browns on Tuesday. Once he's gained more familiarity with Buffalo's offense, the 30-year-old should profile as the No. 1 option in the passing attack, though he represents more of a speculative fantasy play in Week 7. The move to the Bills is a positive development for Cooper's fantasy outlook, after he had logged a 24-250-2 receiving line through his first six games in a Cleveland passing offense that ranked 30th in the NFL in yards per game (143).
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Bills' Amari Cooper: Week 7 status TBD
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When asked Friday if he anticipates Cooper playing Sunday against the Titans, coach Sean McDermott said, "We'll see, I mean, I would think so, but I wanna see, and I wanna visit with the coaches again," Alaina Getzenberg of ESPN.com reports.
The Bills added Cooper in a trade with the Browns on Tuesday, so the wideout has had limited time to familiarize himself with the team's offense. There's a chance that McDermott will confirm Cooper's playing status ahead of Week 7 action, but if that doesn't happen, Buffalo's inactive list for the team's 1:00 p.m. ET kickoff will reveal the final outcome on that front.
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Browns' Amari Cooper: Makes little impact Sunday
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Cooper caught four of six targets for 42 yards in Sunday's 20-16 loss to the Eagles.
The continued struggles of quarterback Deshaun Watson dragged down Cooper's numbers, but the veteran wideout still led the Browns in receiving yards despite the fact that he saw his lowest target volume of the year so far. With Cleveland at 1-5 and seemingly headed for a lost season, trade rumors have begun circling around Cooper, and his 19-223-2 line over the last four games is respectable considering his situation. Cooper will try to take advantage of a vulnerable Bengals secondary in Week 7.
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Browns' Amari Cooper: Bust Alert
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I hope Cooper proves me wrong in Week 6, and this is a favorable matchup against the Eagles, who are No. 4 in most Fantasy points allowed to opposing receivers. And he continues to get targets with at least eight in every game, so the chances to make plays aren't escaping him. But the production has escaped Cooper all season since he has one game with more than 10.0 PPR points, and he combined for 17.5 PPR points in the past two games in favorable matchups against the Raiders and Commanders. I'm hopeful Cooper will snap out of this slump this week, but I would only start him in three-receiver leagues.
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Browns' Amari Cooper: WRs to Sit
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I hope Cooper proves me wrong in Week 6, and this is a favorable matchup against the Eagles, who are No. 4 in most Fantasy points allowed to opposing receivers. And he continues to get targets with at least eight in every game, so the chances to make plays aren't escaping him. But the production has escaped Cooper all season since he has one game with more than 10.0 PPR points, and he combined for 17.5 PPR points in the past two games in favorable matchups against the Raiders and Commanders. I'm hopeful Cooper will snap out of this slump this week, but I would only start him in three-receiver leagues.
