Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Amari Cooper reached 1,000 receiving yards for the fourth time in his five NFL seasons when he pulled in a pass for a 27-yard gain against the Chicago Bears on Thursday night.

Cooper entered the game needing 29 yards to reach 1,000 in the 2019 campaign. He finished the first half with one catch for 15 yards, then had a 7-yard reception in the third quarter. Cooper's 27-yard catch in the fourth quarter as Dallas tried to rally against Chicago covered the 7 yards remaining to 1,000.

Cooper entered the game with 971 yards on 64 receptions.

Cooper became the fourth NFL player with 1,000 receiving yards this season, joining New Orleans Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas and Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receivers Chris Godwin and Mike Evans.

After the Oakland Raiders selected Cooper with the fourth pick of the 2015 NFL Draft, he recorded two straight 1,000-yard receiving seasons.

In 2015, Cooper caught 72 passes for 1,070 yards and six touchdowns. In 2016, Cooper caught 83 passes for 1,153 yards and five touchdowns. He received a Pro Bowl invitations in both seasons.

Cooper had 48 receptions for 680 yards and seven touchdowns in 2017, when he missed two games with injuries, and started the 2018 campaign with 22 receptions for 280 yards and one touchdown in six games for Oakland.

Then the Raiders traded Cooper to Dallas. He caught 64 passes for 725 yards and six touchdowns in nine games with the Cowboys to reach 1,000 receiving yards for the third time and went back to the Pro Bowl.

Cooper joined Wes Chandler as the only NFL players who changed teams during a 1,000-yard receiving season. Chandler went from the New Orleans Saints to the San Diego Chargers four games into the 1981 season when he became the first to perform the feat.

By reaching the milestone in 2019, Cooper recorded the 13th 1,000-yard NFL receiving season for an Alabama alumnus.

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The former Alabama players with 1,000 receiving yards in an NFL season entering the 2019 season included:

Don Hutson

Green Bay Packers

· 1942: 1,211 receiving yards

Ozzie Newsome

Cleveland Browns

· 1981: 1,002 receiving yards

· 1984: 1,001 receiving yards

Julio Jones

Atlanta Falcons

· 2012: 1,198 receiving yards

· 2014: 1,583 receiving yards

· 2015: 1,871 receiving yards

· 2016: 1,409 receiving yards

· 2017: 1,444 receiving yards

· 2018: 1,677 receiving yards

Amari Cooper

Oakland Raiders

· 2015: 1,070 receiving yards

· 2016: 1,153 receiving yards

Oakland Raiders/Dallas Cowboys

· 2018: 1,005 receiving yards

Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter at @AMarkG1.

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