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A matchup of fire and ice: Cowboys WR Amari Cooper vs. Rams CB Jalen Ramsey is one of the best Week 15 has to offer
FRISCO — Amari Cooper is quiet. Jalen Ramsey isn’t. Will the Cowboys receiver have to remind himself not to get sucked into Ramsey’s verbal game when the two...
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FRISCO — Amari Cooper is quiet.
Jalen Ramsey isn’t.
Will the Cowboys receiver have to remind himself not to get sucked into Ramsey’s verbal game when the two meet Sunday afternoon?
“No, I don’t think I’ve got to remind myself of nothing,’’ Cooper said. “I’m just going to be me, go out there and play football and let the chips falls where they may.’’
Cooper vs. Ramsey is one of the more intriguing individual matchups that will take place in the NFL this weekend. Only four receivers in the league enter Week 15 with more yards receiving than the 1,054 amassed by Cooper. The LA Rams parted with two first-round picks and a fourth-rounder to acquire Ramsey from Jacksonville in mid-October.
The two have faced each other once before. Cooper was in his second season with Oakland and Ramsey was a Jaguars rookie in 2016, when the Raiders traveled to Jacksonville. The result:
Oakland won the game easily, 33-16. Cooper had four catches for 29 yards with no touchdowns.
“Yeah, I mean, Jalen Ramsey is a pretty good corner,’’ Cooper said in his typical, understated way. “He’s long, he’s fast, he has all of the tangible things you want in a corner.
“It’s going to be a challenge. It’s going to be a battle.’’
Cooper has battled through a series of lower-body injuries to stay on the field this season. The extra rest he has going into Sunday’s game — the team last played on Dec. 5 — is a benefit.
“I’m feeling good,’’ Cooper said Thursday afternoon. “I’m feeling a lot better than I have in the past.
“I’m good to go.’’
