The Buffalo Bills are set to take on the Baltimore Ravens later on today with a trip to the AFC Championship Game on the line. However, there are a lot of storylines already forming for the upcoming NFL offseason.
One of the biggest storylines surrounding the Bills right now has to do with star wide receiver Amari Cooper and his impending free agency.
Cooper was acquired before the NFL trade deadline to be a go-to target for Josh Allen. He has not been able to become that kind of playmaker in Buffalo.
In the eight regular season games that he played with the Bills after the trade, he caught 20 passes for 297 yards and two touchdowns. He caught just two passes for eight yards in the team's wild-card win last week.
Obviously, those numbers haven't moved the needle much for the offense.
Looking ahead to the offseason, there will likely be a decently large market of teams interested in signing Cooper. Buffalo could very well end up losing him.
Matt Johnson of SportsNaut has logged a new projection for Cooper. He has the veteran wideout signing with the Los Angeles Chargers.
At 30 years old, Cooper looks to have lost a step this season. It could simply be a bad year, but many believe that his age is starting to catch up to him.
Will the Bills look to pay a hefty price to keep him around? Or, would they rather go pursue another weapon that could make more of an impact?
Only time will tell, but Cooper will hit free agency and they could lose him. A team like the Chargers definitely does make sense as a threat to sign him.
All of that being said, it will be interesting to see what Buffalo chooses to do when it comes to Cooper. He may end up being re-signed, but that is far from a guarantee at this point in time.
