The thrill about Cooper Kupp’s doubtless return to the sphere this Thursday has been interrupted by reviews that the Los Angeles Rams may commerce their star receiver. Kupp, 31, has been an integral a part of Sean McVay’s offense for the final seven-plus years but it surely was reported Tuesday that the Rams are calling groups and searching for a second-round decide in change for the 2021 Offensive Participant of the Yr.
After the Rams’ walkthrough, Kupp spoke to reporters and addressed the rumors that he could possibly be dealt earlier than the Nov. 5 deadline. Being the final word workforce participant that he’s, Kupp is taking all of it in stride and remaining targeted on serving to the Rams win.
“I’m conscious of it, however on the finish of the day I’m going to be the place my ft are,” Kupp stated, by way of Adam Grosbard of the OC Register. “That’s all I do know. I’ve a job to do right here, and I take plenty of delight in doing every little thing I can for the fellows on this constructing and with the ability to step on the sphere figuring out that I ready the perfect that I can. For seven-and-a-half years, I’ve been an L.A. Ram and I’ve taken that strategy each single day. And no matter occurs outdoors of that, I gotta management what I can management and proper now meaning being the perfect L.A. Ram that I may be.”
All of this hypothesis has escalated pretty shortly, going from the Rams receiving calls to now making calls to groups themselves. It’s not sure that Kupp might be traded, however given the circumstances with the Rams being 2-4, there’s no query the workforce is contemplating a blockbuster deal involving their prime receiver.
Kupp was requested if there have been conversations with the Rams concerning the commerce rumors, but it surely doesn’t sound like there’s been a lot communication on that entrance.
Extra Kupp: Have Rams spoken to him or reps about trades: “Yeah, nothing actually. No. It’s that point of the 12 months, there’s going to be rumors and issues that go round. Like I stated, let that stuff as a lot as I may be within the background and like I stated deal with my enterprise.”
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The commerce deadline is three weeks away, so the Rams have simply two video games left earlier than they need to decide about Kupp’s future. In the event that they lose their subsequent two video games to the Vikings and Seahawks, they’ll be 2-6 and promoting on the deadline may be extra attractive.
In the event that they win their subsequent two, nonetheless, they’ll be squarely within the combine within the NFC West, doubtlessly even main the division if every little thing falls their approach.