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Charles Curtis

Why the Chiefs reportedly didn’t trade for Cooper Kupp and turned to DeAndre Hopkins

Listen, DeAndre Hopkins is a darn good receiver.

But right now, in a vacuum, Cooper Kupp is probably the better option to trade for if you’re a contender like the Kansas City Chiefs, right?

So you might be wondering why the Chiefs opted to make a deal with the Tennessee Titans for Hopkins instead of for a trade with the Los Angeles Rams for Kupp.

There’s actually an answer for that! Per Dianna Russini: there were discussions between the Chiefs and Rams, but Kansas City “needed to trade with a team that was willing to take on a large chunk of the salary and didn’t want to give up high picks.”

There you have it.

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