The Cleveland Browns traded wide receiver Amari Cooper to the Buffalo Bills on Tuesday afternoon, but he may have taken a shot at quarterback Deshaun Watson on his way out.
Cooper is experiencing a career-worst start to his career, headlined by his league-leading nine drops through six games. Leading up to the trade, Cooper racked up just 250 yards and two touchdowns on 24 catches with the Browns.
A big part of that lack of production inevitably also falls onto the struggles of Watson, who has been among the league’s worst in various metrics this season. And Cooper may have been referencing that when he posted to his Instagram, “Move or rust” after the trade was finalized.
Amari Cooper just posted this to his IG story pic.twitter.com/8lpEewFOhT
— Browns Film Breakdown (@BrownsFilmBDN) October 15, 2024
Rust, of course, has been a common phrase that has almost become ingrained into the minds of those who follow the Browns. It has been used time and time again to absolve Watson of his struggles since the blockbuster trade brought him to Cleveland. In a three-word post, that is one of the words that Cooper chose to use to sum up the trade.
The chances would appear slim that this was an unintentional use of the word in this instance.
