When Cooper Kupp was placed on injured reserve, Rams brass targeted a Week 5 return against Philadelphia, which still appears to be the target date.
Diana Russini of The Athletic reports that Kupp hopes to return against the undefeated Eagles on Sunday.
Buy Eagles TicketsWR Cooper Kupp is pushing to play against the Eagles. The Rams of course want to use Kupp on those deep over routes and will test it out to see if he can get close to max speed.
The better news, I'm told the injury was not as serious (in terms of long term) as initially feared.— Dianna Russini (@DMRussini) October 4, 2023
Kupp went on injured reserve after seeing a specialist for a lingering hamstring injury. The shifty wide receiver had 75 catches for 812 yards and six touchdowns last season.
