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Cleveland Browns wide receiver Amari Cooper did not get a contract extension. But he did get a raise for the final year of his deal and a guarantee after holding out of minicamp.
Cooper and the Browns agreed to restructure the final year of his five-year, $100 million deal to guarantee the $20 million remaining on the contract and add an additional $5 million to his salary, according to multiple reports.
Cooper missed minicamp in June with an unexcused absence amid a spike in salaries with new contracts for some of the league's top receivers including Justin Jefferson (four years, $140 million), A.J. Brown (three years, $96 million) and Amon-Ra St. Brown (four years, $120 million). The Browns traded for former Denver Broncos wide receiver Jerry Jeudy and signed him to a three-year, $58 million extension in the spring.
A five-time Pro Bowler, Cooper was Cleveland's most reliable and productive offense player amid a chaotic 2023 season that saw the Browns start five different quarterbacks. Cooper posted 72 catches for 1,250 yards and five touchdowns in 15 games. His receiving yardage total ranked 10th in the NFL.
Cooper, 30, is approaching the end of his prime earning years and enters the final year of his contract without long-term security. He's slated to be an unrestricted free agent next offseason.
The Browns are coming off an 11-6 season that saw them make the playoffs despite the instability at quarterback. Starter Deshaun Watson is healthy and expected to return from the shoulder injury that limited him to six games last season. The Browns project to contend for the AFC North crown and beyond.
Daniel Weinman was crowned winner of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Monday, taking home a record breaking $12.1 million in winnings. Weinman had to outlast the other 10,043 entrants to take home the prize and get his hands on his share of live poker’s largest ever prize pool – a staggering $93,399,900. As well as taking home the prize money, 35-year-old Weinman also got his hands on the WSOP Main Event bracelet. The huge bracelet contains 500 grams of 10-karat yellow gold, as well as 2,352 various precious gemstones.
Daniel Weinman won the World Series of Poker's main event world championship on Monday in Las Vegas, earning $12.1 million along the way. Playing in the tournament for a 16th year, Weinman was tops in a deep pool of 10,043 players vying for $93.39 million. His victory came after just 164 hands at the final table. "I was honestly on the fence about even coming back and playing this tournament," the 35-year-old Atlanta native told reporters afterward. Weinman's final table featured Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who landed in fourth place and took home $3 million, as well as Toby Lewis, who finished seventh and secured $1.42 million. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the main event's entry pool far outpaced the previous record of 8,773 set in 2006. "I've always kind of felt that poker was kind of going in a dying direction, but to see the numbers at the World Series this year has been incredible," Weinman said. "And to win this main event, it doesn't feel real. I mean, [there's] so much luck in a poker tournament. I thought I played very well." Steven Jones finished second, securing $6.5 million. And Adam Walton settled for third and a $4 million prize.
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