This offseason, the San Francisco 49ers made a major trade, sending away their veteran receiver, Deebo Samuel, to the Washington Commanders.
With Samuel now out the door in San Francisco, the team could still look to upgrade the receiving position before the start of the new season.
There aren’t many big-time free-agent receivers available, but former Buffalo Bills receiver Amari Cooper is still on the open market, and Cody Benjamin from CBS Sports thinks the 49ers should try to sign him.
“The 49ers used the first waves of free agency to purge rather than collect big names, but neither Allen nor Cooper would likely cost a ton at this point of the offseason,” Benjamin wrote. “Yes, San Francisco’s wide receiver corps is theoretically set for the long term with both Brandon Aiyuk and Ricky Pearsall in tow, but the former is still recovering from a serious injury, and Pearsall only has 11 NFL games under his belt. After securing Brock Purdy for the long haul, it’s not hard to envision Kyle Shanahan wanting to give his young quarterback added insurance out wide, especially in the form of a proven route-running possession target like Keenan Allen or Cooper.”
Cooper just finished playing on a five-year $100 million contract and could be a nice fit with the 49ers.
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If the 49ers want to try and make the playoffs after missing out last season, then adding Cooper could go a long way toward that goal.
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