Cooper Kupp sings with Seahawks

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    Former Super Bowl MVP and 2021 receiving triple crown recipient Cooper Kupp agreed to a 3-year, $45 million deal with the Seattle Seahawks, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter. This deal comes in wake of the Los Angeles Rams releasing the 31-year old wide receiver earlier this week at the start of the new league year. The Rams made it very clear that they would not be re-signing the eight-year pass catcher and now find they will be seeing Kupp twice a year as he stays in the division by signing with Seattle. Kupp returns to his home state of Washington looking to stay healthy and complete a full season, something he has not done since 2021. The Eastern Washington alum played twelve games the past two seasons and only nine in 2022 which could have been a major factor in why the Rams did not want to keep Kupp.

    In 2021, Kupp finished with 145 receptions for 1,947 yards, and 16 touchdowns while averaging 13.4 yards per catch. Kupp became the fourth player since 1970 to win the receiving triple crown award.

    Cooper Kupp is coming off a twelve game season that was productive but left more to be desired. Kupp finished with 67 receptions for 710 yards and 6 touchdowns but has not shown his 2021 level of play since succumbing to multiple long-term injuries the past three seasons. Along with his poor health history in recent years, the Seahawks also freed up $7.52 million in cap, which helped land his replacement, Davante Adams.

    In his eight seasons in Los Angeles, Cooper Kupp hauled in 634 receptions for 7,776 yards and 57 touchdowns. Kupp made himself a household name in 2021 after leading the NFL in receptions, receiving yards, and receiving touchdowns and has now secured a three-year contract that will yield him $15 million annually. The addition of Kupp to the Emerald City will replenish the losses of Tyler Lockett and the D.K. Metcalf trade that sent him to Pittsburgh and gave newly acquired quarterback Sam Darnold a productive pass catcher. Seahawks fans need to pray that Kupp can play a full season, otherwise Jaxon Smith-Njigba will have to rely on Marquez Valdes-Scantling to carry the load, who is another fresh face in this Seattle offense.

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