Raiders Made Rare Smart Choice with Amari Cooper at Top of 1st Round

These aren’t your momma’s Oakland Raiders.

After years of wasting their first-round draft picks on athletes instead of football players, the Raiders made the rare smart choice by selecting Alabama wide receiver Amari Cooper fourth overall. It’s the second year in a row general manager Reggie McKenzie has made a pick fans can get behind, and like last year’s No. 5 overall pick Khalil Mack, Cooper is equal parts athlete and football player.

The Raiders could have screwed up the pick as they have so many times in the past. ...

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