OAKLAND — The most effective route young Raiders receiver Amari Cooper ran Sunday was the one through a crowd of reporters and out of the locker room. He didn’t have to answer for yet another baffling disappearance.
Cooper, the third-year receiver who was the No. 4 overall pick in the 2015 draft, appeared on the verge of stardom last season when he caught 83 passes for 1,153 yards and five touchdowns. But he was nearly shut out Sunday for just the second time in his career — he caught just one fourth-quarter pass for eight yards in Oakland’s 30-17 loss to Baltimore, and was targeted just twice in the game.