Rams release Cooper Kupp after failing to find trade partner

The Los Angeles Rams are moving connected from 1 of the franchise staples.

The enactment announced Wednesday that they person released Cooper Kupp, erstwhile considered possibly the champion wide receiver successful the game.

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

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Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp waves to fans aft defeating the Arizona Cardinals astatine SoFi Stadium successful Inglewood, California, Dec. 28, 2024. (Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images)

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

The soon-to-be 32-year-old has been mired with injuries ever since taking location the 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 adjacent portion connected the field.

Kupp was a third-round prime of the Rams successful 2017 retired of Eastern Washington and volition present deed escaped bureau for the archetypal time.

In that 2022 season, helium enactment up 145 receptions for 1,947 yards and 16 touchdowns; since then, he's had 201 catches for 2,259 yards and 17 scores.

Cooper Kupp of the Los Angeles Rams walks disconnected the tract aft a triumph implicit the Atlanta Falcons astatine SoFi Stadium connected Sept. 18, 2022. (Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

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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 campaign, 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 successful his aforementioned societal media station 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."

Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp walks disconnected the tract aft a triumph implicit the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Sept. 26, 2021, successful Inglewood, California. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)

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The Rams extended Matthew Stafford earlier this offseason and besides agreed to bring successful Davante Adams connected a two-year woody aft helium looked similar his All-Pro aforesaid with Aaron Rodgers during his little New York Jets stint.

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