Cooper Kupp set to be Traded?

[4XPIPS]

I saw a link that Cooper Kupp is designated to be traded. From his recent post he doesn't seem to thrilled about it, and wanted to stay in LA. I didn't realize he came into the league as a 24 year old rookie, he is only one year younger than Lockett. However, loosing a healthy Kupp will be a key loss for the Rams, as he was a pivotal part of their offense. Looks like his contract isn't beneficial to cut him, so it looks like the Rams are sourcing a trade to save money on him.

[River Dog]

I saw a link that Cooper Kupp is designated to be traded. From his recent post he doesn't seem to thrilled about it, and wanted to stay in LA. I didn't realize he came into the league as a 24 year old rookie, he is only one year younger than Lockett. However, loosing a healthy Kupp will be a key loss for the Rams, as he was a pivotal part of their offense. Looks like his contract isn't beneficial to cut him, so it looks like the Rams are sourcing a trade to save money on him.

Yep, it's a foregone conclusion. Kupp is no longer the Rams go-to receiver, having been replaced in that role by Puka Nacua. He's injury prone, and he'll be 32 next season, an age where the carriage turns into a pumpkin. No way can the Rams carry his contract.

In 2021, Kupp had what was arguably the best season ever by a WR, winning the triple crown (receptions, total receiving yards, and receiving TD's) and the SB MVP. And he hails from my alma mater, went to high school a little over an hour up the interstate from me.

[Aseahawkfan]

Always enjoy seeing a division rival fall off.

[NorthHawk]

From PFT:

Kupp is due to make $20 million in 2025, in the form of a $12.5 million salary and a $7.5 million roster bonus. Last year, $5 million of the bonus became fully guaranteed.

His days of making $20 million per year seem to be over. If a new team expects him to take less as part of a trade, all he has to do is refuse — and the end result is that the Rams will have to pay him the full $20 million or cut him and owe $5 million.
That could require the Rams to commit to paying more of the $20 million, in order to work out a trade. They’d basically be trading Kupp and cash/cap space for whatever they can get from a new team by way of one or more draft picks.

They also could pay Kupp the $7.5 million roster bonus and squat on his non-guaranteed salary pending a potential trade. That would make it harder for Kupp to find a landing spot, if he’s cut too late in the offseason to get a contract approaching his current market value.

In the end, the entire exercise could be aimed at getting Kupp to take less. If/when he realizes that no one else is willing to pay him more than what the Rams are willing to pay on a reduced deal, he might decide to take the $7.5 million plus whatever else the Rams offer for 2025. With a contract that currently runs through 2026, the revised agreement could rip up the final year, making him a free agent next March.

Hopefully it puts them in a bit of a Cap bind for a year.