There truly is no offseason with the NFL, even during Super Bowl Week. On Tuesday, it was announced the Los Angeles Rams have the intention of trading away the MVP of Super Bowl LVI, wide receiver Cooper Kupp.
Who was the one to break this news? Well, Cooper Kupp himself… and he is not thrilled about LA’s intentions. Kupp took to his own personal Twitter account to make his dissatisfaction well known.
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. I don’t agree with the decision and always believed it was going to begin and end in LA.
Still, if there’s… pic.twitter.com/XWmbGVscGy
— Cooper Kupp (@CooperKupp) February 4, 2025
Despite the fact the Rams won the NFC West this past season, and are only three years removed from hoisting the Lombardi in their home stadium, they have been in a quasi-rebuild for a while now. Their 2022 season as defined by the fact they went 5-12 and earned the dubious distinction of being literally the worst team in NFL history at defending their title from the previous year. From there, they made the playoffs in both 2023 and 2024, but in each season no one would have considered this LA team good by any reasonable stretch of the imagination.
It is clear the Rams are attempting to find a way to bolster their mediocre roster by trading away arguably the greatest receiver in franchise history. Cooper Kupp – the former Eastern Washington University standout – earned the triple crown of receiving by leading the entire NFL in receptions, receiving touchdowns and receiving yards.
In my estimation, especially as a former Eastern Eagle, this is a rotten way of treating a player of Kupp’s caliber.
Of course, potentially shipping Kupp out of the NFC West must be seen as a positive. The Rams have been an absolute terror with him in the lineup. In 12 career games against the Seahawks, Kupp has 70 receptions for 815 yards and five touchdowns against Seattle. In his last game, a 26-20 overtime victory over the Hawks, Kupp had a series-best 11 receptions for 104 yards.
Under Sean McVay, Los Angeles will always be difficult to compete against. They are a perpetual matchup nightmare when it comes to Seattle. But having Kupp out of the lineup will be one less headache to deal with when it comes to the Seahawks’ Achilles Heel.
On a side note… as a former classmate of Cooper Kupp’s, I sure hope Seattle finds a way to bring the former MVP to the Emerald City. It is unlikely, yes, but Kupp would fill a need… especially since it is increasingly doubtful that Tyler Lockett will return for the 2025 season.
