Former Rams star Cooper Kupp to join division rival Seahawks after release: reports

Cooper Kupp, MVP of the 2022 Super Bowl, has reportedly agreed to motion with the Seattle Seahawks aft being released by the part rival Los Angeles Rams earlier this week. Kupp's woody is reportedly for 3 years and $45 million. 

Kupp is headed to his location authorities of Washington to squad up with Seattle's caller quarterback, Sam Darnold, and volition capable a void near by the departure of DK Metcalf, who was traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers past week. 

Kupp revealed successful a societal media station past period the Rams were "seeking a commercialized instantly and volition beryllium moving with maine and my household to find the close spot to proceed competing for championships." 

However, nary commercialized spouse was found, truthful helium was released. 

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Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp and woman Anna Kupp be a crippled betwixt the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants astatine Dodger Stadium May 3, 2022.  (Gary A. Vasquez/USA Today Sports)

Kupp admitted helium did not "agree with the determination and ever believed it was going to statesman and extremity successful L.A."

Kupp, who turns 32 successful June, has been hampered by injuries ever since signaling a receiving Triple Crown successful 2022 and winning the Super Bowl MVP. He's played successful conscionable 33 of a imaginable 51 games implicit the past 3 seasons. And portion he's been productive, he's taken a backmost spot to Puka Nacua.

RAMS RELEASE COOPER KUPP AFTER FAILING TO FIND TRADE PARTNER

Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp catches a walk earlier a wild-card playoff crippled against the Minnesota Vikings Jan. 13, 2025, successful Glendale, Ariz.  (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

Kupp was a third-round prime of the Rams successful 2017 retired of Eastern Washington.

In his 2022 season, helium caught 145 passes for 1,947 yards and 16 touchdowns. Since then, helium has 201 catches for 2,259 yards and 17 scores.

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Cooper Kupp (10) of the Los Angeles Rams leaves the tract during a crippled against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers astatine Raymond James Stadium Nov. 6, 2022, successful Tampa, Fla.  (Jason Allen/ISI Photos/Getty Images)

His 710 receiving yards past twelvemonth were his lowest since putting up 566 successful 2018, a play successful which helium missed fractional the games. He has not played successful implicit 12 games since that 2022 run and hasn't eclipsed the 1,000-yard people since then, either.

"I person taken truthful overmuch pridefulness successful playing alongside my teammates for the LA community, truthful convey you for embracing my household and making this specified a peculiar spot for us," Kupp said connected societal media past month. "2024 began with 1 of the champion grooming camps of my career. Preparations commencement present for 2025. Highly motivated, arsenic steadfast arsenic ever, and looking guardant to playing elite shot for years to come. Love you guys… But coming for it all."

Kupp joins ascending wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba successful Seattle, and Darnold volition get a dependable seasoned to thin connected successful his archetypal play successful Seattle. 

Fox News Digital's Ryan Morik contributed to this report.

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