For everyone wondering what it means about Amari Cooper, where he only brought back a 5th and a swap of 6ths—it’s that he’s expensive, not that he’s bad. He’s got a $20 million base in 2022 (and ’23 and ’24).

Few teams are willing to take on that kind of current-year lump sum.

— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) March 12, 2022