Riley Cooper is a free agent at the end of the year. Will the Eagles keep him? Sheil Kapadia had a good take on the situation.
One personnel man told Len Pasquarelli of the National Football Post that Cooper could be a “sleeper” free agent this offseason.
My take? Cooper is not someone you overpay (or even pay market value) to. There’s no denying that he’s played really well. But given Cooper’s past performance, the guess is the front office will feel they can find someone with a similar skill set elsewhere.
That’s not to say they won’t consider bringing him back. Considering this summer’s incident, is Cooper really going to want to go to a locker room with 52 strangers and try to establish credibility?
From a football perspective, is he going to find a scheme that suits him as well as this one? In other words, I think the Eagles will have some leverage if they want to bring him back. But as always, it only takes one team to make a lucrative offer, and Cooper may want to cash in.
That sums up the situation pretty well.
I think there is a good chance he returns.
