Cooper Kupp’s time with the Los Angeles Rams is over.
The star wide receiver has been informed that he will be released, NFL Media reported Wednesday. The Rams’ move comes over a month after Kupp announced that Los Angeles was planning to trade him this offseason.
“I was informed that the team will be seeking a trade immediately and will be working with me and my family to find the right place to continue competing for championships,” Kupp wrote in a social media post.
“I don’t agree with the decision and always believed (my career) was going to begin and end in LA,” Kupp added. “I have taken so much pride in playing alongside my teammates for the LA community, so thank you for embracing my family and making this such a special place for us.”
Kupp, who’ll turn 32 in June, is coming off a 2024 season in which he hauled in 67 catches for 710 yards and six touchdowns. He played in just 12 games as he dealt with ankle injuries. It was his third season in a row playing 12 or less games. In 2023, he didn’t play until Week 5 because he was recovering from an ACL tear that he sustained in Week 10 of the 2022 season.
Before those injuries, Kupp was arguably the best wide receiver in the NFL. In 2021, he achieved the receiving triple crown, leading the NFL in receptions (145), yards (1,947) and touchdowns (16). He won Super Bowl LVI with the Rams that season, lifting them past the Cincinnati Bengals with seven catches for 92 yards and two touchdowns as he won Super Bowl MVP.
While Kupp isn’t at his peak anymore, he’s still a solid route-runner and sure-handed receiver that can lineup anywhere across the line of scrimmage.
This is a developing story.
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