One year after finding their quarterback, the Oakland Raiders added the kind of big-play receiver for Derek Carr that has been missing for nearly a decade in Oakland. The Raiders selected Alabama's Amari Cooper with the fourth pick in the NFL draft on Thursday night with hopes that he can team with Carr for years to come as a foundation of Oakland's offense. ''You have to have some speed and some playmaking ability on the outside,'' coach Jack Del Rio said. In three years with the Crimson Tide, Cooper had 228 catches for 3,463 yards and 31 touchdowns.
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