With an uncertain future in Los Angeles, Cooper Kupp may not know where he’ll be playing football next season, but he does know that he’ll be on the field somewhere.
In his exit interview Monday, Kupp gave as definitive an answer as he could have when asked about his future in the NFL, leaving no doubt that he’ll be returning for his ninth season as a pro in 2025.
“Do I want to play next year? Oh yeah,” he said convincingly. “There’s no doubt in my mind that I want to play football. I feel like I’ve got a lot of good football left in me, so I definitely will be playing. I will be playing football next year, that much I know.”
Kupp has two years left on his contract with the Rams so it’s entirely possible he’ll remain in Los Angeles – and he even said himself that he “would love to be in L.A.” But he also knows that a lot of it is out of his control.
With a $29.87 million cap hit, Kupp knows the reality of the business, especially after the Rams reportedly considered trading him before the deadline in October. Going on 32 years old, he still has years left in the NFL but the Rams may want to get younger and go in a different direction in 2025.
It will be a conversation throughout the offseason but when the calendar flips to September, we can rest assured that Kupp will be on a field somewhere, even if it may not be as a member of the Rams.
