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The Los Angeles Rams might be cutting ties with one of their top stars ahead of the trade deadline.
Wide receiver Cooper Kupp has been at the center of trade talks as the Rams have called teams to gauge their interest in the 31-year-old standout, The Athletic reported Tuesday. Los Angeles is reportedly seeking a second-round pick in a deal involving Kupp and is willing to eat some of his 2024 salary in order to get its desired return.
Kupp, 31, has a $29.7 million cap hit for the 2024 season as part of his current three-year, $80.1 million deal. However, $9.1 million of his remaining salary for the 2024 season is guaranteed, per Spotrac. Kupp’s salary for 2025 is set at $20 million, but only $5 million of it is guaranteed, allowing for a potential out following the 2024 season.
A trade involving Kupp would seem to further signal the end of an era in Los Angeles. Kupp, the Super Bowl LVI MVP, is one of the few remaining key contributors from the Rams’ 2021 championship-winning team who’s still on the roster.
However, the Rams are tracking toward missing the playoffs for the second time in the last three seasons. They’re 2-4 as they’ve dealt with a handful of key injuries to open up the season.
Kupp is among that group of notable players who’ve missed a considerable amount of time for the Rams so far in 2024. He’s been out since Week 2 due to a sprained ankle, but will likely make his return to the field when the Rams host the Minnesota Vikings on Thursday night.
Injuries have been a concern for Kupp over the last few seasons, missing 17 games since the start of the 2022 season due to a pair of ankle injuries and a hamstring issue. But he’s still been productive when healthy, recording 152 receptions for 1,696 yards and 12 touchdowns in the 23 games he’s played over the last three years. He had 14 receptions for 110 yards and a touchdown in the one full game he played in this season.
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