Wide receiver Amari Cooper could “start doing some things” at practice with Cleveland this week, Browns coach Kevin Stefanski said.

Cooper played through an injury over the final five games of the 2022 season, then had core-muscle surgery in February and has been involved in rehabilitation work this offseason.

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Stefanski provided an update on Cooper on Tuesday while playing in the Browns Foundation’s golf tournament, which benefited the team’s Stay in the Game school-attendance program.

Stefanski said he expected Cooper would be ready to play by the start of training camp.

Having Cooper more involved on the field before the end of the offseason program will benefit the Browns’ young wide receivers, Stefanski said.

“Amari has been awesome in the meeting room for our players,” Stefanski said. “Just to have an example of a player that does it the right way, even as simple as how meetings are and how you pay attention and work at your craft. I think Amari is a great example of that.”

Of the 12 wide receivers on Cleveland’s roster, eight have two or fewer seasons of NFL experience, including former Auburn pass-catcher Anthony Schwartz and Cedric Tillman, a third-round choice from Tennessee who was the Browns’ first selection in the 2023 NFL Draft.

Cleveland’s other 11 wide receivers have 22 fewer career receptions combined than Cooper has had in his eight NFL seasons.

In his first season with the Browns, Cooper led Cleveland with 78 receptions for 1,160 yards and nine touchdowns in 2022. Cleveland also returns its No. 2 wide receiver Donovan Peoples-Jones, who had 61 receptions for 839 yards and three touchdowns in 2022.

Since entering the NFL from Alabama as the fourth pick in the 2015 draft, Cooper has 595 receptions for 8,236 yards and 55 touchdowns. He has been selected for the Pro Bowl four times.

With the Crimson Tide, Cooper earned unanimous All-American recognition, won the Biletnikoff Award and finished third in the voting for the Heisman Trophy in 2014, when he had 124 receptions for 1,727 yards and 16 touchdowns. Cooper left Alabama as the Tide’s career leader with 228 receptions for 3,463 yards and 31 touchdowns.

Cleveland is in the final portion of its offseason program, when teams are allowed to conduct up to 10 days of organized team practice activity, usually referred to as OTAs. The Browns held their first three OTA practices last week and have Thursday and Friday workouts this week. No contact work is permitted during these practices, but teams can expand their offseason workouts to include 7-on-7, 9-on-7 and 11-on-11 drills.

A mandatory minicamp also can be held during this period, which Cleveland has scheduled for June 6-8 before breaking for the summer.

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