# NFL news: Rams release Cooper Kupp after failing to find trade partner

Kupp spent eight seasons with the team

## By Ryan Morik


Published March 12, 2025 4:24pm EDT

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The  are moving on from one of the franchise staples.

The organization announced Wednesday that they have released , once considered perhaps the best wide receiver in the game.

Kupp admitted he did not "agree with the decision and always believed it was going to begin and end in L.A."

The soon-to-be 32-year-old has been mired with injuries ever since taking home the receiving Triple Crown in 2022 and winning the Super Bowl MVP. He's played in just 33 of a possible 51 games over the last three seasons, and while he's been productive, he's taken a back seat to Puka Nacua even while on the field.

Kupp was a third-round pick of the Rams  out of Eastern Washington and will now hit free agency for the first time.

In that 2022 season, he put up 145 receptions for 1,947 yards and 16 touchdowns; since then, he's had 201 catches for 2,259 yards and 17 scores.



Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp waves to fans after defeating the Arizona Cardinals at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, Dec. 28, 2024. (Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images)

His 710 receiving yards last year were his lowest since putting up 566 in 2018, a season in which he missed half the games. He has not played in over 12 games since that 2022 campaign, and hasn't eclipsed the 1,000-yard mark since then, either.

"I have taken so much pride in playing alongside my teammates for the LA community, so thank you for embracing my family and making this such a special place for us," Kupp said in his aforementioned social media post last month. "2024 began with one of the best training camps of my career. Preparations start now for 2025. Highly motivated, as healthy as ever, and looking forward to playing elite football for years to come. Love you guys… But coming for it all."

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