Cooper Kupp said the Rams are working to trade him immediately: ‘I don’t agree with the decision’

Cooper Kupp’s time with the Los Angeles Rams is seemingly coming to an finish.

Kupp shared on social media on Monday night time that the Rams had been seeking to commerce him “instantly,” and that they had been “working with me and my household to search out the appropriate place to proceed competing for championships.”

Additional specifics on the approaching commerce aren’t but identified.

The announcement appeared to catch no less than certainly one of his teammates, Puka Nacua, off guard.

Kupp has spent his whole profession with the Rams, who chosen him within the third spherical of the 2017 draft out of Jap Washington. He had 710 receiving yards and 6 touchdowns on 67 catches this previous season, his eighth within the league.

The Rams went 10-7 this previous season and received the NFC West. They rolled over the Minnesota Vikings of their first playoff sport, however fell to the Philadelphia Eagles within the divisional spherical. Kupp didn’t rating within the playoffs, however he had six catches for 90 yards mixed of their two video games.

Kupp’s finest season within the league got here in 2021, when he helped lead the workforce to its second-ever Tremendous Bowl win. He racked up 1,947 yards and 16 touchdowns on 145 catches that marketing campaign, all of which led the league to earn him the triple crown. He additionally averaged an NFL-best 114.5 yards per sport. The Rams beat the Cincinnati Bengals within the Tremendous Bowl at their dwelling stadium that season, and Kupp was named the sport’s MVP.

The 31-year-old has two years left on his three-year, $80 million deal. He’s owed $20 million subsequent season and simply shy of $20 million in 2026.

Although he hasn’t been wherever close to nearly as good as he was in the course of the Rams’ Tremendous Bowl run, Kupp continues to be undoubtedly able to making an impression someplace within the league. As for who needs to take his contract on at this level in his profession, although, stays to be seen.