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Reports: Receiver Amari Cooper retires from NFL days after rejoining Raiders

LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — Wide receiver Amari Cooper has retired from the NFL, just a week after rejoining the Las Vegas Raiders, according to multiple reports.

Cooper informed the Raiders he no longer has the desire to play, per NFL Network's insiders.

He signed with the Silver & Black toward the end of training camp last month.

The team picked him fourth overall in the 2015 NFL Draft, and in his 10 years in the league, Cooper was named to five Pro Bowl games with 64 career touchdowns and 10,033 receiving yards.

Speaking to reporters on his return to the Raiders, he said that he felt the reunion was a "full circle moment."

"Starting with the quarterback [Geno Smith], he's had a great last couple years," Cooper said on Aug. 26. "Him and Pete [Carroll] have always had at least 10 wins everywhere they've been. So that's one of the biggest reasons why I actually came because winning is so important to me, and then I also see the opportunity."

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