Cooper Kupp is coming back home to play for the Seattle Seahawks.
Cooper Kupp is moving on from the Los Angeles Rams to play for the Seattle Seahawks. The free agent wideout has signed a deal with the Seahawks for 3 years and $45 million.
Much will be made about what impact this has on Jaxon Smith-Njigba. Njigba was the WR-9 in 2024. He logged 100 receptions, 1,130 receiving yards, and was No.12 in targets with 137. Cooper Kupp is at the stage where he is going to need to be moved around the formation with favorability towards the slot role. This poses a problem for JSN as he was No.1 in slot snaps last season with 701.
This is also a head-scratching move as Kupp will be 32 when the 2025 season starts. From an efficiency standpoint last season, Kupp was 60th in fantasy points per target at 1.75 and 65th in expected points added at +23.5. While Matthew Stafford can support multiple alpha weapons in Puka Nacua and Cooper Kupp with optimism towards Stafford supporting Nacua and Davante Adams in 2024, Sam Darnold does not inspire the same level of confidence in supporting both JSN and Cooper Kupp.
As this move is puzzling from a redundancy standpoint at the wide receiver position, it also brings questions about the stage in which the Seahawks are as far as team building towards being a winning team. Adding an aging, oft injured receiver who will be 32 is not ideal. The Rams have won the ‘sign a 32-year-old’ sweepstakes while the Seahawks are running in place.
The Rams and Seahawks are seemingly headed in different directions. While real NFL circumstances are to be noted, take advantage of any dip in JSN’s dynasty stock and best ball ADP by scooping him up anywhere you can!
Author: Jeremiah Retzlaff (@coachretzlaff1)
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Cooper Kupp has seen his last days as a Los Angeles Ram in 2024. Rams have made it known they are interested in trading away Cooper Kupp. Now, they may release him.
With the addition of Davante Adams, it is very clear that Cooper Kupp is not part of the Rams future. He was already placed on the trading block but now with the league new year soon upon us, he may be released instead. There isn’t quite a great gauge on teams interested in Kupp but him being released, the number of suitors should increase. Kupp finished 2024 with 67 receptions and 710 receiving yards in addition to 6 touchdowns.
Kupp unfortunately looked like a shell of himself towards the end of the season, at times completely disappearing. He did have three one-hundred-yard games and could be a valuable talent and mentor to any team that signs him.
Wide Receiver Cooper Kupp informed the world that the LA Rams are looking to trade him.
The best source on an athlete’s news is the athlete himself. Cooper Kupp posted on his Twitter that the Los Angeles Rams are immediately looking for trade partners for his services. Three years removed from his triple crown season in which he posted 145 catches for 1,947 yards and 16 touchdowns. Kupp and quarterback Matthew Stafford were on fire the 2021 season. Since then Kupp has consistently struggled with staying healthy for an entire season. This latest season saw Kupp take a step back behind Puka Nacua and even Demarcus Robinson. Nacua is now the focus of the offense, which makes Kupp expendable. Entering his age 32 season Kupp wants to continue for a another shot at the Super Bowl. That decision is completely out his hands as the Rams will likely find whoever will give them the best bang for their buck.
Cooper Kupp was a true fantasy winner during the 2021 season, sadly that time has come and gone. Kupp will be 32 years old and will likely not be the WR1 on his new team. The destination will have a massive impact on how productive Kupp will be. Kupp will likely be in the WR3 tier in 2025 in all fantasy formats.
Author: Jesse Baldwin (@J_Baldwin51)
Rams GM Les Snead deflected when asked about QB Matthew Stafford or WR Cooper Kupp going into 2025.
When Los Angeles Rams General Manager Les Snead was asked if quarterback Matthew Stafford and wide receiver Cooper Kupp were “weight-bearing walls” for the franchise, he deflected. Snead never answers whether both players will be on the team in 2025. This is major news as both players are still under contract through the 2026 season. Just three years removed from winning the Super Bowl, Stafford and Kupp were integral to that season’s success with Kupp winning Super Bowl MVP honors. Stafford is entering his age 37 season and Kupp is coming off a couple of injury plagued seasons. The Rams may want to build around the young nucleus in Puka Nacua, Kyren Williams, and the pair of defensive rookies in Jared Verse and Braden Fiske. Things may get very interesting this offseason with the Rams.
The 2024 season was not great from a fantasy perspective for both Stafford and Kupp. Stafford still has not fully stated that he will play the 2025 season and Kupp was almost traded during the season. The fantasy outlook for both will be difficult to determine until we know what is happening with them. Check back in when there is more news on both players.
Author: Jesse Baldwin (@J_Baldwin51)
Wide reciever Cooper Kupp has more football in him, it just may not be with the Los Angeles Rams.
Cooper Kupp acknowledges there were trade rumors during the 2024 season. Injuries have hampered his ability to put up the big numbers that he had in 2022 where he was the triple crown reciver leading the league in the three major receiving categories and clinching the Super Bowl MVP. Kupp was able to play in 14 games this season finishing with 73 catches, 800 receiving yards and 6 touchdowns finishing as WR36. Entering next season at age 32, Kupp will be hard pressed to stay healthy for a full season. He also will count as $7.52 million against the cap, while not a large number, his production after signing his extension in 2022 has not matched his contract. Kupp wants to continue playing with the Rams, he knows that the decision is out of his control.
Kupp has been disappointing as a WR option in fantasy since the 2022 season. He finished as the WR1 in fantasy points per game in 2022 although he only played in 9 games. Since then he has finished as WR23 and WR27 respectively the last two seasons. Kupp stands to benefit staying with the Rams next season. His fantasy future is questionable until it is set in stone where he is playing next year. Check back in when that decision is made.
Author: Jesse Baldwin (@J_Baldwin51)
The Los Angeles Rams are getting both star receivers Puka Nacua and Copper Kupp back from injury tonight for Thursday Night Football.
The Los Angeles Rams get great news that both star receivers Puka Nacua and Cooper Kupp are back in the lineup tonight for Thursday Night Football on Amazon Prime. Kupp was already eyeing this week as his return date but Nacua returning is a big surprise this week. Both receivers have a great connection with quarterback Matt Stafford and this will be the first game that both are on the field at the same time this season. Nacua has been out all season with a knee injury sustained in training camp. Kupp is returning since his week 2 injury against the Lions. Both receivers are not expected to be 100% healthy, but both are better than the other options that the Rams have been trotting out on the field.
Injuries at wide receiver has been a major thorn in the side of fantasy owners, the ones with Nucua and Kupp can rejoice at their return to the field. At this point, Kupp looks to be the healthier of the two. Puka is expected to be on a snap count. With that said this offense is full throttle with both receivers available, the Rams can finally run this offense the way it was meant to be run. This game will determine if the Rams are true contenders in the NFL this season. The arrow is pointing up on all Rams offensive players.
Jesse Baldwin @J_Baldwin51
