After the Rams discarded a Super Bowl MVP

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After the Rams discarded a Super Bowl MVP, he showed them everything he still offers​

...It’s a charged subject that chafes him and has been known to rile up others. A month earlier, the Rams’ perceived disrespecting of Kupp provoked a near elevator brawl between members of the two teams’ coaching staffs in the same stadium. (Don’t worry, we’ll get to that later.)

After the 2024 season, rather than trying to negotiate a salary reduction with the former All-Pro, the Rams had unceremoniously cut ties, urging him to retire. As Kupp approached free agency, sources say, he came to believe that some L.A. officials had cautioned potential suitors against paying him anything more than the veteran minimum, suggesting that age and an accumulation of injuries had provoked a steep decline.

After the Rams discarded a Super Bowl MVP, he showed them everything he still offers

Facing his former team, Cooper Kupp came alive when it mattered most, making three of the most pivotal plays in a 31-27 Seattle victory.

www.nytimes.com

 

[bileever]

Fascinating article. There were many things here that I did not know about. Thanks for posting the link.

Most interesting was the report about the fight between the Seahawks coaches and Rams coaches in the elevator from the coach's box during halftime of the second regular season game, which apparently became a catalyst for the second half comeback.

The Rams coaches were snickering about Cooper Kupp's fumble before halftime, which Chris Partridge, Seahawks' linebackers coach, took exception to. Things escalated, and Partridge had to be restrained by other coaches to prevent a physical altercation. The word got to the locker room, and served as motivation to the players to defend Kupp's honor.

The other thing that I didn't know was how instrumental Ernest Jones had been in recruiting Cooper Kupp to come to Seattle.

 

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Ooops, didn't see the other thread. Delete please..