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Cooper Kupp and the Los Angeles Rams ended their partnership last offseason when the team cut the star receiver after attempting to trade him. Finding no takers, they released Kupp and made him a free agent, allowing him to pick his next team.
It’s now known that Kupp didn’t appreciate the way the Rams handled it, announcing to the world on social media the team’s plans to trade him – thus, hurting their leverage in negotiations. But apparently, the relationship is much more fractured than initially believed.
Mike Silver of The Athletic wrote a new story Monday after the Seahawks’ win over the Rams on Sunday night, detailing how things spiraled between the Rams and Kupp last year. According to Silver, the Rams were “urging him to retire” after his release. And when he was a free agent, Kupp “came to believe” that the Rams warned other teams about paying him more than the veteran minimum.
The Seahawks paid Kupp a pretty penny to bring him back to the Pacific Northwest, giving him $45 million for three years. That was after “some potential suitors expressed doubts about signing him because of what they’d heard in league circles — which his camp believed came from the Rams.”
Silver added that after Kupp was cut, "the most powerful people in the Rams' organization" didn't call to thank him for his contributions, which didn't sit well with him.
Kupp happily landed with the Seahawks, heading back home to Washington where he grew up and went to college. And now, it’s his team heading to the Super Bowl instead of the Rams.
This article originally appeared on Rams Wire: Rams reportedly urged Cooper Kupp to retire after cutting him
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It’s now known that Kupp didn’t appreciate the way the Rams handled it, announcing to the world on social media the team’s plans to trade him – thus, hurting their leverage in negotiations. But apparently, the relationship is much more fractured than initially believed.
Mike Silver of The Athletic wrote a new story Monday after the Seahawks’ win over the Rams on Sunday night, detailing how things spiraled between the Rams and Kupp last year. According to Silver, the Rams were “urging him to retire” after his release. And when he was a free agent, Kupp “came to believe” that the Rams warned other teams about paying him more than the veteran minimum.
The Seahawks paid Kupp a pretty penny to bring him back to the Pacific Northwest, giving him $45 million for three years. That was after “some potential suitors expressed doubts about signing him because of what they’d heard in league circles — which his camp believed came from the Rams.”
Silver added that after Kupp was cut, "the most powerful people in the Rams' organization" didn't call to thank him for his contributions, which didn't sit well with him.
Kupp happily landed with the Seahawks, heading back home to Washington where he grew up and went to college. And now, it’s his team heading to the Super Bowl instead of the Rams.
This article originally appeared on Rams Wire: Rams reportedly urged Cooper Kupp to retire after cutting him
Continue reading...
