<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/rams-news-sean-mcvay-reveals-unlikely-ways-cooper-kupp-contributed-to-la-win-vs-49ers');   ga('set', 'title', 'Sean McVay reveals unlikely ways Cooper Kupp contributed to Rams win vs. 49ers');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Rams-news-Sean-McVay-reveals-unlikely-ways-Cooper-Kupp-contributed-to-Rams-win-vs.-49ers.jpg"></figure><h1>Sean McVay reveals unlikely ways Cooper Kupp contributed to Rams win vs. 49ers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-13T18:02:46-08:00">December 13th, 6:02pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-13T18:02:46-08:00">December 13th, 6:02pm</time><address><a>Matty Breisch</a>Matty Breisch is a multifaceted writer who specializes in NFL and WWE content at ClutchPoints. He can be read at Heavy, FanSided, Philadelphia Sports Network, and right here at ClutchPoints. Are you ready to read about football and wrestling? Well, you've come to the right place.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Rams</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>In Week 15, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/49ers-news-rams-pillow-fight-low-not-seen-since-1922-dayton-triangles" rel="noopener">Los Angeles Rams secured one of the least likely wins</a> of the 2024 NFL season.</p><p>Neither team scored a touchdown through the air or on the ground, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/49ers-brock-purdy-weighs-in-deebo-samuels-tnf-usage-vs-rams" rel="noopener">both quarterbacks threw for under 200 yards</a>, and despite his efforts, talents, and pedigree, Erewhon smoothie magnet Cooper Kupp was held catchless, failing to connect on any of the three balls thrown his way.</p><p>What gives? How can the Rams win a game without Kupp catching a ball? Well, frankly, Sean McVay was surprised by how things shook out, too, but celebrated his Pro Bowl receiver for <a href="https://rams.1rmg.com/quotes/rams-transcripts-friday-december-13-mcvay/" rel="noopener">helping the LA secure the win in other ways</a>.</p><p>“He contributed in other ways. I thought he had some key blocks at the point of attack. I don’t know that I would ever say that. He did have a way of impacting the game. When you only throw for 160 yards, there were some reasons because of execution. I could do a better job for guys, and then, ultimately, the weather did play into it. There just weren’t a lot of opportunities to throw the football. The way that the game ended up playing out, when you’re not converting on some third downs early on in the game, and then based on how the game unfolded, there just weren’t too many opportunities. When we did throw it in the latter parts, those were more kind of where other guys [like] the tight ends were activated. They were playing some different things where we ended up throwing a couple check downs to the backs. Puka got his targets. Other than Tutu [Atwell] having the one catch. Puka ended up having seven. I believe those were the only catches we had from our receiver group as a whole, which every game is so unique in this league. You just never know. That’s why you just have to be able to figure out how to stay in the moment and figure out what is required for our football team,” McVay told Rams reporters.</p><p>“Cooper made an impact in that way. I think it says a lot about our team to be able to find different ways, like I mentioned. Would you like to be able to put together complete performances where we play well on offense, on defense and in the kicking game? Yeah, of course. But the enemy has to say. This league is difficult. What I do like is that our team plays off each other well enough to be able to ultimately find a way. I think there is something to be said for learning how to be able to win, especially with the youth of this group. I know I got a little bit away from your question, but I was proud of our team. I was also proud of the contributions that Cooper made without the ball. He didn’t really have many opportunities in the pass game, so certainly isn’t on him.”</p><p>Widely considered one of the better blocking receivers in the NFL, who set Nakua up for a screen pass TD  in Week 15, Kupp’s presence on the field does draw extra attention from players and coaches alike regardless of where he lines up on the field. If that gravity opened up better looks for his Rams teammates, well, that’s valuable in a six-point win, too.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Sean McVay reveals unlikely ways Cooper Kupp contributed to Rams win vs. 49ers

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/rams-news-cooper-kupp-fantasy-managers-pain-shocking-game-49ers');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cooper Kupp fantasy managers in pain after shocking Rams game vs. 49ers');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Rams-news-Cooper-Kupp-fantasy-managers-in-pain-after-shocking-game-vs.-49ers.jpg"></figure><h1>Cooper Kupp fantasy managers in pain after shocking Rams game vs. 49ers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-13T06:29:36-08:00">December 13th, 6:29am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-13T06:31:31-08:00">December 13th, 6:31am</time><address><a href="https://matthew516sports.substack.com/">Douglas Fritz</a>Douglas Fritz has been writing about sports for almost four decades and publishes a Christian sports newsletter and podcast on Substack at Matthew516Sports. He started as a reporter for the student newspaper at East Tennessee State University, worked his way up to Editor-In-Chief, and began his sports writing career at the Johnson City Press daily newspaper while still in college. During 30-plus years at the Press, he covered University of Tennessee football, men's and women's basketball, ETSU athletics, and high school athletics. Among the people he has interviewed are Dale Murphy, Bobby Cox, John Smoltz, and Bruce Smith. He is also a Christian-based screenwriter (five feature-length and one short), book writer (three completed manuscripts and one novel), and songwriter.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Fantasy Sports</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Has there ever been an NFL team that gave less effort in a must-win game than the 49ers showed Thursday night against the Los Angeles Rams? <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/49ers-news-george-kittle-not-hold-back-devondre-campbell-dumb-move">One player refused to participate</a>, and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/49ers-news-brock-purdy-makes-painful-admission-performance-vs-rams">Brock Purdy performed like a lazy spring passing day</a> in the backyard. And that makes Cooper Kupp’s shocking game versus the 49ers even more painful for fantasy managers.</p><p>First, let’s call it what it was, a terrible game for viewers. Only Rams running back Kyren Williams seemed to show up as a professional football player, and Joshua Karty’s four field goals easily beat back the embarrassing 49ers in a 12-6 mess.</p><p>And although Matthew Stafford’s accuracy didn’t match his usual standards, Kupp turned in a <a href="https://x.com/FieldYates/status/1867562273298166185" rel="noopener">fantasy dud for the ages</a>, according to a post on ZX by Field Yates.</p><p>“Last night marked just the second game in Cooper Kupp’s career that he did not record a single catch.”</p><h2><b>Rams WR Cooper Kupp lays golden fantasy goose egg</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Los-Angeles-Rams-WR-Cooper-Kupp.jpg"><figcaption>Cary Edmondson-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Kupp whiffed on all three of his targets, one of which turned out to be uncatchable. Also, he looked like he played with some kind of injury. If the video of his routes Thursday displayed full speed, he’s on the fast track to retirement.</p><p>Kupp appeared to be moving in slow motion. It’s already obvious he pales compared to superstar receiver Puka Nacua, but the contrast in this game hurt the fantasy manager’s eyes.</p><p>It’s amazing the Rams won the game, but they only did so because the 49ers seemed to care even less than they did.</p><p>Rams coach Sean McVay yukked it up, boasting <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap/_/gameId/401671818" rel="noopener">how his team won</a> without really doing much offensively, according to espn.com.</p><p>“What’s really cool is this team has found a bunch of different ways to be able to win football games,” McVay said. “You come off a 44-42 game the other day and then you win 12-6. Our group did what they needed to do to be able to get it done.”</p><p>What did they need to do? Kick field goals. Three would have been enough.</p><p>Sure, the weather could be blamed for Kupp’s ineffectiveness in the first half. But his disappearing act continued throughout the second half with dry skies.</p><p>“In the second half, the weather was good enough to do it all,” Stafford said. “We had the feeling that that was the kind of way this game was going to be played. And it’s going to have to be one of those games. We scored 44 four nights ago and come out here and score 12. But they both count for one.”</p><p>And Kupp’s counts for a playoff exit for many fantasy managers nationwide. It’s going to be extremely difficult to overcome a goose egg when the expectation came in the form of double digits. In 12-team leagues, overcoming Kupp’s early vacation will be extraordinarily difficult to overcome.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cooper Kupp fantasy managers in pain after shocking Rams game vs. 49ers

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Derek was previously a fantasy football expert at DK and SB Nation, and he has been featured at FanSided, USA Today, NBC Sports, The New York Post, and others.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Rams</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Cooper Kupp didn’t realize that he made NFL history in Week 13, and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rams-news-why-sean-mcvay-disappointed-after-cooper-kupp-nfl-record">neither did head coach Sean McVay</a>. The Los Angeles Rams defeated the New Orleans Saints 21-14, where Kupp posted three receptions for 17 yards <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rams-news-cooper-kupp-contrasts-matthew-staffords-preparation-jared-goffs">from Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford</a>. While it wasn’t the stat line that fans were accustomed to seeing out of Kupp, he still made his mark.</p><p>Kupp has become <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/42726632/los-angeles-rams-cooper-kupp-sets-nfl-record-most-receptions-first-100-career-games" rel="noopener">a new record holder</a>. It was his 100th NFL game, reaching 625 catches in his career – the most in a player’s first 100 games. Keenan Allen was <a href="https://www.profootballhof.com/news/2021/01/keenan-allen-claims-receiving-record/" rel="noopener">the previous leader</a> with 623 receptions as a member of the Chargers, passing Antonio Brown in December 2020.</p><p>“Kupp credited the team, saying, “It’s a cool thing to have been a part of an organization that’s put me in positions to go do that,” per ESPN’s Sarah Barshop.</p><p>“At the end of the day, we’re all asked just to do your job, whatever that is that you’re asked,” Kupp said. “Sometimes it’s like today, and it’s putting the neck roll on and blocking for Kyren and doing whatever you can in that regard. And throughout my career I’ve been asked to do a lot of different stuff, and I’m glad to be a part of an organization that that is a possibility. You got to be able to play around a lot of really good football players, part of a lot of good coaches, and I’m just thankful for the people I’ve been able to play this game with.”</p><p>It was a milestone that made the Rams victory all more special. Kupp is certainly a player who has never put himself above the franchise, and they are now staring down a shot to win the NFC West, just one game behind the Seattle Seahawks.</p><h2><b>Cooper Kupp’s Rams legacy continues to grow</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Cooper-Kupp-1.jpg"><figcaption>Joe Nicholson-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Kupp has recorded 7,631 yards and 56 touchdowns over his eight-year career, while boasting 12.2 yards per reception. He’ll look to continue operating as Los Angeles’ WR1 in the 2024-25 campaign.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Rams star Cooper Kupp gives humble reaction to breaking Keenan Allen’s NFL record

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/rams-news-why-sean-mcvay-disappointed-after-cooper-kupp-nfl-record');   ga('set', 'title', 'Why Rams’ Sean McVay was ‘disappointed’ after Cooper Kupp’s NFL record');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Rams-news-Why-Sean-McVay-was-disappointed-after-Cooper-Kupps-NFL-record.jpg"></figure><h1>Why Rams’ Sean McVay was ‘disappointed’ after Cooper Kupp’s NFL record</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-02T07:19:38-08:00">December 2nd, 7:19am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-02T07:19:38-08:00">December 2nd, 7:19am</time><address><a>Malik Brown</a>Malik Brown is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta who covers the Hawks and Dream for ClutchPoints. Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Rams</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Rams were able to take down the New Orleans Saints in Week 13, and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rams-news-cooper-kupp-makes-nfl-history-with-wr-record-not-even-jerry-rice-did">Cooper Kupp made history</a>, setting the NFL record for most receptions in his first 100 games, surpassing Keenan Allen. Kupp wasn’t recognized for the record after the game, and head coach Sean McVay noted that <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/42726632/los-angeles-rams-cooper-kupp-sets-nfl-record-most-receptions-first-100-career-games" rel="noopener">he was disappointed</a> that he didn’t give the wide receiver a proper celebration.</p><p>“He’s a special player,” McVay said. “He’s a more special person. His work ethic, everything that he’s about is the right kind of stuff, and really happy for him and really disappointed that I didn’t get a chance to recognize that in real time.”</p><p>Kupp has been one of the more consistent receivers in the league over the past few seasons when healthy, and 2021 was probably when he was at his peak. He won the receiving triple crown that year with 145 catches for 1,947 yards and 16 touchdowns while being named the MVP of Super Bowl LVI.</p><p>After the game, Kupp gave credit to the team for his success and being able to set the record.</p><p>“It’s a cool thing to have been a part of an organization that’s put me in positions to go do that,” Kupp said.</p><h2>Cooper Kupp sets NFL records for receptions in 100 games</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Cooper-Kupp.jpg"><figcaption>Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Cooper Kupp continued to praise the team after their game against the Saints for what he’s been able to do in his career.</p><p>“At the end of the day, we’re all asked just to do your job, whatever that is that you’re asked,” Kupp said. “Sometimes it’s like today, and it’s putting the neck roll on and blocking for Kyren and doing whatever you can in that regard. And throughout my career I’ve been asked to do a lot of different stuff, and I’m glad to be a part of an organization that that is a possibility. You got to be able to play around a lot of really good football players, part of a lot of good coaches, and I’m just thankful for the people I’ve been able to play this game with.”</p><p>Kupp has been one of Matthew Stafford’s favorite targets since being in Los Angeles, and they’ve had success when they’re both on the field together. Adding Puka Nacua has also taken the pressure off Kupp, and now the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rams-news-sean-mcvay-reveals-the-unseen-way-stetson-bennett-helped-cooper-kupp-puka-nacua">Rams have a dangerous receiver tandem</a> that can go off at any time.</p><p>As the the season comes down to finals few weeks, the Rams are going to need Kupp to be at his best as they try to win the division and get into the playoffs.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Why Rams’ Sean McVay was ‘disappointed’ after Cooper Kupp’s NFL record

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/rams-news-cooper-kupp-contrasts-matthew-staffords-preparation-jared-goffs');   ga('set', 'title', 'Rams’ Cooper Kupp contrasts Matthew Stafford’s preparation with Jared Goff’s');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Rams-news-Cooper-Kupp-contrasts-Matthew-Staffords-preparation-with-Jared-Goffs.jpg"></figure><h1>Rams’ Cooper Kupp contrasts Matthew Stafford’s preparation with Jared Goff’s</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-23T21:46:51-08:00">November 23rd, 9:46pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-23T21:46:51-08:00">November 23rd, 9:46pm</time><address><a>Matty Breisch</a>Matty Breisch is a multifaceted writer who specializes in NFL and WWE content at ClutchPoints. He can be read at Heavy, FanSided, Philadelphia Sports Network, and right here at ClutchPoints. Are you ready to read about football and wrestling? Well, you've come to the right place.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Rams</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Heading into Week 12, Matthew Stafford and the Los Angeles Rams are all hands on deck as they prepare to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/los-angeles-rams-bold-predictions-for-week-12-sunday-night-football-vs-eagles" rel="noopener">welcome Jalen Hurts and the Philadelphia Eagles to town</a> on Sunday Night Football.</p><p>Sean McVay has to be locked in to face off <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl-news-dan-orlovsky-names-leagues-best-secondary-2024-season" rel="noopener">against a top-5 defense</a>, Chris Shula has to be ready for an offense that can attack the endzone from seemingly everywhere, and even the special teams have to be in play as well, as the Eagles are getting back return man Britain Covey and have already forced one huge fumble on a return this season.</p><p>And yet, if there’s one person who won’t find himself with his proverbial pants down, it’s Stafford, who is one of the more prepared men in the business due to his wealth of experience.</p><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Beaux-Limmer-and-Sean-McVay-on-the-field-for-the-Rams.jpg"><figcaption>Eric Canha-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h2><b>Cooper Kupp is impressed by Matthew Stafford’s experience</b></h2><p>Discussing the experience of preparing weekly with Stafford versus his rookie quarterback, Jared Goff, All-Pro wide receiver Cooper Kupp celebrated just how <a href="https://rams.1rmg.com/quotes/rams-transcripts-thursday-november-21-lafleur-shula-kupp-nacua/" rel="noopener">prepared his current QB is week in and week out</a> during his weekly media session.</p><p>“When I first got here, it was with Sean. So I saw from the very beginning the protection stuff that went in when [Former Rams QB] Jared [Goff] was here. At that time, we had [Former Rams Center] John Sullivan who had been with Sean in Washington. When John was here, John did the protections his first year and a half before Jared was able to catch up with kind of what was going on. Jared took that over, and the Thursday walkthrough was always the most stressful day and most stressful hour of the week because it was like… okay, it’s blitz pickup time, all the protections and things like that. Sean’s very passionate about pass protection so that was always a big deal,” Kupp told reporters.</p><p>“When Matthew Stafford got here… he’s obviously seen everything under the sun and he’s played in every offense. He’s like the savant of football so he came in here and I remember that first training camp, we go through that… hey, we’re going to go through a blitz pickup walkthrough and Matthew’s out there just like bop, bop, bop, bop, bop, getting us in exactly what we wanted to be in. I remember walking off there and just clapping. I was like, ‘This is what we needed.’ This is like the stress that comes off when you have a quarterback that is able to see things like that. Again, just because of all the knowledge that he has, all the repertoire of things that he’s seen, it puts him in a really good position to be able to make those calls and things like that.”</p><p>Currently standing tall as the second-oldest starting quarterback in the NFL behind Joe Flacco, Stafford has played in 224 games and counting and seemingly hasn’t lost a step in this his 16th-straight season as a starter. Stafford has played for some  of the worst teams in the NFL, he’s played well enough to win the Super Bowl, and has fallen at every point in between. For a player like Kupp, who is no spring chicken at this stage of his career, having a field general like Stafford under center has to make his life a whole lot easier, especially with McVay calling plays to put them both into the best position to succeed.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Rams’ Cooper Kupp contrasts Matthew Stafford’s preparation with Jared Goff’s

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/eagles-news-sean-mcvay-cooper-kupp-reveal-respect-vic-fangios-defense');   ga('set', 'title', 'Sean McVay, Cooper Kupp reveal respect for Vic Fangio’s Eagles defense');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Sean-McVay-Cooper-Kupp-reveal-respect-for-Vic-Fangios-defense.jpg"></figure><h1>Sean McVay, Cooper Kupp reveal respect for Vic Fangio’s Eagles defense</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-23T15:22:48-08:00">November 23rd, 3:22pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-23T15:22:48-08:00">November 23rd, 3:22pm</time><address><a>Matty Breisch</a>Matty Breisch is a multifaceted writer who specializes in NFL and WWE content at ClutchPoints. He can be read at Heavy, FanSided, Philadelphia Sports Network, and right here at ClutchPoints. Are you ready to read about football and wrestling? Well, you've come to the right place.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Rams</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>As the Philadelphia Eagles prepare for a showdown for the ages in Los Angeles, taking it to the Los Angeles Rams on their home SoFi Stadium turf, one of the matchups fans around the NFL are looking forward to most is the battle between <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/philadelphia-eagles-bold-predictions-week-12-sunday-night-football-vs-rams" rel="noopener">Sean McVay’s offense and Vic Fangio’s defense</a>.</p><p>Two of the historically best units in the NFL, with disciples running derivatives of their schemes all over the league due to their effectiveness, will McVay and his veteran offense led by Matthew Stafford be able to score off Fangio’s defense? Or will a unit headlined by rookie phenoms <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl-news-dan-orlovsky-names-leagues-best-secondary-2024-season" rel="noopener">Quinyon Mitchell and Cooper DeJean</a> prove too much for even McVay to master, justifying all of those claims that the Eagles should be considered Super Bowl contenders based on their strong defensive play alone?</p><p>Discussing the matchup with reporters on Friday, McVay reflected on the last time he coached against Fangio before noting that Week 12 should serve as the <a href="https://rams.1rmg.com/quotes/rams-transcripts-friday-november-22-mcvay/" rel="noopener">ultimate matchup for the two units moving forward</a>.</p><p>“I think more than anything you learn that that was a really humbling night. They did a great job. I think very similar to what I talked about that year in the Super Bowl, [I’m] not afraid to admit, there were things that I didn’t do a good enough job of putting our players in spots. I give the players for the opposing teams a ton of credit. I thought [Eagles Defensive Coordinator] Vic [Fangio] and his coaching staff put together an outstanding game plan, regulated a lot of the things that we were doing at the time, and it forced a lot of reflection,” McVay told reporters.</p><p>“That was a good learning experience for me, and you try to apply those things whether you win or lose. There have been a lot of instances where teams have tried to replicate similar things to what was on display that night. What I have a lot of respect for with Coach Fangio is that he has an adaptability of flexibility and an identity that is whatever suits that game, that game plan, or that team that he’s on. You always bring the sunshine. It was a great night for us. It was a good learning op though, but very humbling.”</p><p>Interesting stuff, right? Well, wait, it gets even better, as one of the Rams’ star receivers had some interesting things to say about Fangio’s scheme, too.</p><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Vic-Fangio-coaching-the-Eagles-defense.jpg"><figcaption>Stephen Lew-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h2><b>Cooper Kupp also has a ton of respect for Vic Fangio’s defense</b></h2><p>Discussing his own experience playing Fangio’s defense during his Bears tenure, Kupp broke down how the Eagles are executing their coach’s scheme during his weekly media session, noting that he has a lot of <a href="https://rams.1rmg.com/quotes/rams-transcripts-thursday-november-21-lafleur-shula-kupp-nacua/" rel="noopener">respect for how Philadelphia is executing</a>.</p><p>“They’re good across the board. Obviously, they’re playing at a very high level. I thought [Eagles Defensive Coordinator] Coach [Vic] Fangio has done a really good job with them and he’s done a good job just throughout his career in terms of the defenses that he’s had. These guys seem like they’ve picked up how to play this thing really well and play with each other,” Kupp told reporters.</p><p>“Obviously, the front is playing really well. They have some really good football players up there. The back end is playing off each other and communicating well with linebackers flying around. As a defense, they’re really sound and it’s a scheme that has been proven to be pretty successful in this league. I have a lot of respect for it and the players they have.”</p><p>On paper, both McVay and Kupp have a right to be worried about Fangio’s defense, as it currently ranks seventh in rushing defense and second in passing defense through ten games of action. While the Rams most certainly know this and will have some plan in place to try their best to slow down what Philly is doing, this might be the rare game <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/los-angeles-rams-bold-predictions-for-week-12-sunday-night-football-vs-eagles" rel="noopener">where McVay has to play reactive football</a> to what the defense is doing instead of dictating the tone with his own offensive decisionmaking.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Sean McVay, Cooper Kupp reveal respect for Vic Fangio’s Eagles defense

Imagining Cooper Kupp in every NFL uniform ahead of trade deadline

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/steelers-news-ben-roethlisberger-slaps-pittsburgh-with-harsh-cooper-kupp-trade-reality');   ga('set', 'title', 'Ben Roethlisberger slaps Steelers with harsh Cooper Kupp trade reality');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Ben-Roethlisberger-slaps-Pittsburgh-with-harsh-Cooper-Kupp-trade-reality.jpg"></figure><h1>Ben Roethlisberger slaps Steelers with harsh Cooper Kupp trade reality</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-31T07:09:55-07:00">October 31st, 7:09am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-31T07:09:55-07:00">October 31st, 7:09am</time><address><a>Ben Strauss</a>Ben Strauss is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a die-hard NFL fan who cheers for the Detroit Lions. He has previously written fantasy football content for IDPGuys and ImportantNonsense.com.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Pittsburgh Steelers have had a great start to the 2024 NFL season. Despite <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/steelers-russell-wilson-gives-great-injury-update-amid-justin-fields-competition">losing QB Russell Wilson for multiple weeks to start the year</a>, Pittsburgh is 6-2 heading into Week 9. They are also sitting atop the AFC North standings. This has some fans hoping the team will make a trade at the deadline and acquire more talent at wide receiver. One Steelers legend does not think this will happen.</p><p>Former Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger <a href="https://www.si.com/nfl/steelers/news/pittsburgh-steelers-price-cooper-kupp-just-went-way-up" rel="noopener">dumped cold water on the idea</a> of Pittsburgh trading for Rams WR Cooper Kupp. He explained that Kupp <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukrCUYs7oTk&amp;list=PL78CoxFZXGKJIGjpR40ft2c0KnLdvnfmm&amp;index=66" rel="noopener">likely does not want to join</a> the Steelers on the most recent episode of his Footbahlin podcast.</p><p>“It would be a dream come true, but I don’t think it’s realistic,” Roethlisberger said. “You’re not gonna bring a No. 1 into this situation. I don’t think Cooper Kupp would want to come here. He’s only played three games, but through three games, 23 catches, almost 200 yards, two touchdowns.”</p><p>Roethlisberger believes that Kupp would not receive as much attention in Pittsburgh’s offense, which may make them an unattractive option for Kupp.</p><p>“Right now, we’ve played eight, and he’d be No. 4 on our team in receiving in less than half the games,” Roethlisberger said. “George Pickens has got 35 catches, he’s only 12 behind, he doesn’t want to come here and catch the ball three or four times a game.”</p><p>Roethlisberger may be correct on this part. However, it is entirely possible that the Steelers adjust their offense in the event that they acquire Kupp. It is also possible that Kupp is attracted to the increased likelihood that Pittsburgh makes the playoffs with him on the team.</p><p>Regardless, it <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl-rumors-cooper-kupp-trade-rams-reality">does not seem like a Kupp trade is imminent</a> so Steelers fans should not get their hopes up.</p><h2><b>Alex Highsmith shares eye-opening reminder amid Steelers surge</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Alex-Highsmith-1.jpg"><figcaption>Barry Reeger-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>There is also a healthy amount of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/steelers-news-alex-highsmith-shares-eye-opening-reminder-amid-surge">skepticism surrounding the other side of the ball in Pittsburgh</a>.</p><p>Alex Highsmith <a href="https://www.steelersreport.com/alex-highsmith-sends-a-clear-message-about-steelers-goals/" rel="noopener">addressed concerns surrounding the team’s defense</a> after Pittsburgh’s Week 8 win over New York.</p><p>“We still have areas we can grow in, and we’ve just got to continue to get better. We can’t be complacent, we can’t get comfortable because we’ve got a lot of tough games, a lot of tough ball ahead of us,” Highsmith said on Wednesday, per Teresa Varley of steelers.com.</p><p>The Steelers allowed rookie running back Tyrone Tracy Jr. to gash them for 145 rushing yards and a touchdown on Monday. They also struggled at times to stop the Daniel Jones to Malik Nabers connection, even though it is one of the only things working for New York.</p><p>Pittsburgh’s defense has a chance for a rebound performance in a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/pittsburgh-steelers/schedule/upcoming">Week 9 matchup against Washington</a>.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Ben Roethlisberger slaps Steelers with harsh Cooper Kupp trade reality

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl-rumors-cooper-kupp-trade-rams-reality');   ga('set', 'title', 'NFL rumors: Cooper Kupp trade suitors slapped with harsh Rams reality');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Cooper-Kupp-trade-suitors-slapped-with-harsh-Rams-reality.jpg"></figure><h1>NFL rumors: Cooper Kupp trade suitors slapped with harsh Rams reality</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-30T07:37:32-07:00">October 30th, 7:37am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-30T07:42:09-07:00">October 30th, 7:42am</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/joey.mistretta/" rel="facebook">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a Dallas Mavericks beat reporter, Dallas Wings beat reporter and lead MLB editor for ClutchPoints. He is originally from Lake Arrowhead, California. Mistretta graduated from Biola University with a degree in broadcast journalism.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Rams</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Cooper <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl-rumors-rams-cooper-kupp-trade-cost-more-than-davante-adams">Kupp trade rumors were previously swirling</a>. The Los Angeles Rams were struggling and Kupp’s future with the team was in question. With the Rams climbing back into contention, though, a Kupp trade is <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/insider/story/_/id/42073292/nfl-week-9-buzz-news-updates-fantasy-tips-predictions-questions" rel="noopener">reportedly becoming increasingly unlikely</a>, per Dan Graziano and Jeremy Fowler.</p><p>Graziano wrote that he believes Kupp “isn’t going anywhere” while Fowler wrote that it “feels” like Kupp is “off the market.”</p><p>Kupp is one of the best receivers in the NFL, but he has dealt with injury concerns in recent seasons. Nevertheless, he would likely draw plenty of interest if made available before the trade deadline. The Rams are now seemingly in a position where they want to contend, though.</p><p>LA is just 3-4 this season, but the three teams ahead of them in the NFC West are only 4-4. Given the standings situation, the Rams are certainly alive in the postseason conversation. A <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl-rumors-rams-calling-teams-about-cooper-kupp-trade">Cooper Kupp trade</a> could still happen if the Rams determine that they are not a Super Bowl contender, but the ESPN report suggests that Kupp is going to end up staying in Los Angeles for now.</p><h2><b>Cooper Kupp’s impact on the Rams</b></h2><p>Kupp has been limited to three games played in 2024. During that span, the Rams receiver has recorded 23 receptions for 198 yards and two touchdowns. Kupp has been productive in limited action and he can help the Rams take a big step forward as the season continues.</p><p>Puka Nacua also recently returned from injury. Together, Kupp and Nacua make one of the best receiving duos in the NFL. If they can stay healthy, Los Angeles’ passing attack projects to be quite dangerous.</p><p>The Rams will attempt to reach the .500 mark for the season against the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday. Kickoff is scheduled for 4:25 PM EST in Seattle in what should be a competitive game.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NFL rumors: Cooper Kupp trade suitors slapped with harsh Rams reality

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/rams-news-sean-mcvay-reveals-the-unseen-way-stetson-bennett-helped-cooper-kupp-puka-nacua');   ga('set', 'title', 'Sean McVay reveals the unseen way Stetson Bennett helped Cooper Kupp, Puka Nacua');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Sean-McVay-reveals-the-unseen-way-Stetson-Bennett-helped-Cooper-Kupp-Puka-Nacua.jpg"></figure><h1>Sean McVay reveals the unseen way Stetson Bennett helped Cooper Kupp, Puka Nacua</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-28T19:51:19-07:00">October 28th, 7:51pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-28T19:51:19-07:00">October 28th, 7:51pm</time><address><a>Matty Breisch</a>Matty Breisch is a multifaceted writer who specializes in NFL and WWE content at ClutchPoints. He can be read at Heavy, FanSided, Philadelphia Sports Network, and right here at ClutchPoints. Are you ready to read about football and wrestling? Well, you've come to the right place.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Rams</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After spending a month plus without their top-two wide receivers, the cavalry officially came to save Sean McVay and the Los Angeles Rams’ season in Week 8, with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rams-news-sean-mcvay-labels-puka-nacua-war-daddy-surprise-injury-return" rel="noopener">Puka Nacua and Cooper Kupp officially making their returns </a>on Thursday Night Football.</p><p>The offense looked alive, the Rams looked rejuvenated, and Sean McVay has a ton of people to thank for it, including his medical staff, his trainers, and… <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rams-news-stetson-bennett-alabama-gear-georgia-game" rel="noopener">third-string quarterback Stetson Bennett</a>?</p><p>It’s true, discussing the Rams’ big returns after Week 8, McVay confirmed to reporters that Bennett was the man tasked with throwing to Kupp and Nacua as they worked their way back into the field. While Bennett’s efforts may not earn each praise or even be evident to most fans who aren’t super in the weeds, McVay was proud of his contributions all the same, as he too <a href="https://rams.1rmg.com/quotes/rams-transcripts-monday-october-28-mcvay/" rel="noopener">played a role in the Week 8 win</a>.</p><p>“I think it’s a really cool story. You look at what Stetson has done over the last year and the commitment that he’s made to being a pro to studying and learning about the game. I think you saw the improvements in the way that he played in the preseason, and then there’s a selflessness about how he approaches things. No task is too small or too big for him to try to be able to help move the needle forward, whether it be for his teammates or whatever is asked of him in that quarterback room,” McVay told reporters.</p><p>“I know how much [Quarterbacks Coach] Dave Ragone loves working with him, how much extra time those guys put in post-practice. He’s willing to be able to help and assist wherever needed. In a lot of those instances, you’re talking about those selfless types of jobs because Jimmy [Garoppolo] takes the majority of the other reps that Matthew’s not taking. I’ve been really pleased and proud of Stetson.”</p><p>With exactly zero stats to show for his professional season so far, it would be understandable if Bennett was an afterthought to most fans. But helping to get Nacua and Kupp back on the field? After everything they went through? That is just as valuable to the Rams’ overall machine and worthy of note.</p><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Stetson-Bennett-on-the-field-for-the-Rams.jpg"><figcaption>Kirby Lee-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h2><b>Sean McVay credits Puka Nacua, Cooper Kupp for explosive impact</b></h2><p>Discussing the impact Nacua and Kupp brought back to the Rams’ offense in Week 8, McVay credited their ability to go from a few practice reps to huge on-field impacts, as they <a href="https://rams.1rmg.com/quotes/rams-vikings-postgame-transcripts-10-24/" rel="noopener">changed the tenor of the game singlehandedly</a>.</p><p>“I think it was in the walkthrough on Tuesday. No, here’s what I would say. I thought it was great, just a boost for our team to be able to get two experienced guys that were ready to go. They were chomping at the bit. They had been prepared. Obviously, we really don’t practice leading into this game. You get like 20 full speed reps and those are still minimal as is. It’s all above the neck.”</p><p>“But I thought Stafford had a look in his eye where he was going to be ready to go and it’s like, hey, you’re coming with me because we’re going to go do this thing the right way. [I] thought he got through progressions. I mean, he looked like Alcaraz on the court escaping the two rushers to be able to throw Cooper Kupp his touchdown. That was a good one, man, give me a courtesy laugh at least (laughter). I think we’ve got to build on this and it’s one game. I’m really pleased with the resolve and the response of this team coming off of the buy and now we got to keep this moment going.”</p><p>Accounting for 56 percent of the Rams’ passing yards in Week 8, it’s safe to say Kupp and Nacua played a major role in the Rams’ surprise win over the Minnesota Vikings. Assuming they both remain in LA after the trade deadline, it’s safe to say they will remain keys to the Rams’ comeback moving forward.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Sean McVay reveals the unseen way Stetson Bennett helped Cooper Kupp, Puka Nacua

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/rams-news-officially-place-ex-all-pro-trade-block-amid-cooper-kupp-speculation');   ga('set', 'title', 'Rams officially place ex-All-Pro on trade block amid Cooper Kupp speculation');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Rams-place-ex-All-Pro-on-the-trade-block-amid-Cooper-Kupp-speculation.jpg"></figure><h1>Rams officially place ex-All-Pro on trade block amid Cooper Kupp speculation</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-28T16:07:37-07:00">October 28th, 4:07pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-29T15:31:14-07:00">October 29th, 3:31pm</time><address><a>Matty Breisch</a>Matty Breisch is a multifaceted writer who specializes in NFL and WWE content at ClutchPoints. He can be read at Heavy, FanSided, Philadelphia Sports Network, and right here at ClutchPoints. Are you ready to read about football and wrestling? Well, you've come to the right place.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Rams</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>While NFL fans have been <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl-rumors-rams-cooper-kupp-trade-cost-more-than-davante-adams">dreaming about Cooper Kupp</a> playing for their favorite team, the Los Angeles Rams have officially placed one of their former Pro Bowlers on the trade block. However it’s not the pride of Eastern Washington, who had a huge first game back on Thursday Night Football.</p><p>That’s right, even if the Rams aren’t looking to move on from Kupp at the moment, Sean McVay told reporters on Monday that his team had given permission to Tre’Davious White’s camp<a href="https://rams.1rmg.com/quotes/rams-transcripts-monday-october-28-mcvay/" rel="noopener"> to seek a trade</a> amid an extended benching in LA.</p><p>“Yeah, he’s been such a pro about the way he’s handled. Obviously, it’s not ideal situation for him. If you guys saw the way he’s practiced, the way that he’s been a pro in every sense of the word and approached some things where he hasn’t been active for the last three weeks, and the guy wants an opportunity to be able to go compete.</p><p>“We love him here, and we’d like to be able to keep him here, but if that is something that he and his agent want to be able to explore, we’re respectfully understanding of that,” McVay told reporters. “The answer is yes, we’ve allowed them to be able to talk to some teams and see if that’s a possibility.</p><p>“As far as any updates, I haven’t spoken to [General Manager] Les [Snead] about that. There is truth to that in terms of that being a possibility for ‘Tre.'”</p><p>Once hyped up as a huge addition to the Rams’ defense, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rams-news-sean-mcvay-makes-major-revelation-about-tredavious-whites-play-in-2024">White hasn’t played since Week 4</a> and has been inactive in favor of players like Ahkello Witherspoon, who brings more potential as a special teams reserve. So what went wrong for White in LA? Well, McVay touched on that, too, and it just sounds like a classic case of the wrong place at the wrong time.</p><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/TreDavious-White-on-the-field-for-the-Rams-2.jpg"></figure><h2><b>What went wrong between Tre’Davious White and the Rams?</b></h2><p>Asked why he believes White didn’t work out with the Rams despite being a highly touted free-agent addition following his release from the Buffalo Bills, McVay wayed in, noting that despite being a pro’s pro, his early contributions were hampered by injuries.</p><p>“Here’s the thing: the guy wants to be able to go compete, and I can understand that. He’s been a great player in this league. I can’t say enough good things about just the way he’s handled himself as a man, as a player, as a leader, and as a mentor. It just hasn’t gone the way I think any of us would’ve liked up to this point,” McVay noted.</p><p>“In fairness to him, he was playing a lot more snaps than we anticipated because of all the injuries that we had at that corner spot, in particular. Then you’re able to get some healthy bodies back, you’re able to find a little bit more continuity, and we’ll continue to go with that group that’s been playing unless injuries or anything like that change it.</p><p>“With respect to ‘Tre’s’ situation, that is something that we’ll give them an opportunity to see if there is a better situation that he deems appropriate for himself, but we love him here, and if he ends up staying here, I’ll certainly be happy about that.”</p><p>Unfortunately for White, he was thrust into action a bit earlier than some fans expected, starting opposite ascending star Cobie Durant while Darious Williams sat on IR.</p><p>Had White been afforded a chance to spend time on IR instead of getting toasted on the field during September, who knows, maybe he would be part of the team’s game plan in 2024 instead of a prominent name at the trade deadline.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Rams officially place ex-All-Pro on trade block amid Cooper Kupp speculation

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl-rumors-rams-cooper-kupp-trade-cost-more-than-davante-adams');   ga('set', 'title', 'NFL rumors: Rams say Cooper Kupp trade will cost more than Davante Adams');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Rams-telling-teams-Cooper-Kupp-trade-will-cost-more-than-Davante-Adams.jpg"></figure><h1>NFL rumors: Rams say Cooper Kupp trade will cost more than Davante Adams</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-28T09:55:10-07:00">October 28th, 9:55am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-28T13:14:14-07:00">October 28th, 1:14pm</time><address><a>Derek Hryn</a>Derek Hryn is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints specializing in NFL and NCAA Football coverage. Derek was previously a fantasy football expert at DK and SB Nation, and he has been featured at FanSided, USA Today, NBC Sports, The New York Post, and others.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Rams</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It’s apparently going to take a lot for the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rams-win-over-vikings-increased-cooper-kupp-trade-value">Los Angeles Rams to trade Cooper Kupp</a>. The Rams took calls from NFL teams last week, broaching the subject about Kupp, but they <a href="https://www.si.com/nfl/week-8-nfl-takeaways-jayden-daniels-hail-mary" rel="noopener">made it clear</a> that it’ll take more than what the Las Vegas Raiders got <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/grading-jets-raiders-davante-adams-trade">in the Davante Adams trade</a>, per Albert Breer of SI.com.</p><p>The Rams are also coming off their biggest win of the season in Week 8, defeating the Minnesota Vikings 30-20 on Thursday Night Football. With Puka Nacua returning to the offense, and the Rams defense coming off two great performances, the Rams’ season is suddenly looking hopeful at 3-4.</p><p>The Raiders received a 2025 conditional third-round draft pick <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/41809130/jets-finalizing-trade-raiders-wr-davante-adams-sources-say" rel="noopener">in their deal</a> for Adams, which could improve to a second-round selection, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter (via ESPN’s Rich Cimini). The pick could convert to the second round if Adams is a first- or second-team All-Pro this season or is on the Jets’ active roster for the AFC Championship Game or Super Bowl.</p><p>It’s unlikely that a team would be willing to offer more than that hefty price in order to acquire Kupp, mainly due to his injury history. But it’s possible that the Rams won’t budge now that they are back in NFC contention.</p><h2><b>Cooper Kupp’s Week 8 performance for the Rams</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Cooper-Kupp_1944b6.jpg"><figcaption>Matt Kartozian-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Kupp recorded five catches for 51 yards and one touchdown against the Vikings in his return from injury. His rapport with Matthew Stafford clearly hasn’t been affected from his five-week absence, as Kupp and Nacua continue to be one of the most lethal wide receiver tandems in the league.</p><p>The Rams’ statement win could lead to a solid streak in the second half of the season, and head coach Sean McVay’s squad looks like they can seriously compete against any of the NFL’s best as long as Kyren Williams can sustain his 20 touches per game for the offense.</p><p>Ahead of a road matchup with the Seattle Seahawks in Week 9, the Rams need to establish their identity in pursuit of their second consecutive playoff appearance.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NFL rumors: Rams say Cooper Kupp trade will cost more than Davante Adams

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl-rumors-panthers-jaguars-receivers-earning-trade-buzz-amid-rams-cooper-kupp-stance');   ga('set', 'title', 'NFL rumors: Panthers, Jaguars’ receivers earning trade buzz amid Rams’ Cooper Kupp stance');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/2-wide-receivers-viewed-as-top-trade-targets-amid-Rams-Cooper-Kupp-stance.jpg"></figure><h1>NFL rumors: Panthers, Jaguars’ receivers earning trade buzz amid Rams’ Cooper Kupp stance</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-26T18:55:13-07:00">October 26th, 6:55pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-26T18:55:13-07:00">October 26th, 6:55pm</time><address><a>Matty Breisch</a>Matty Breisch is a multifaceted writer who specializes in NFL and WWE content at ClutchPoints. He can be read at Heavy, FanSided, Philadelphia Sports Network, and right here at ClutchPoints. Are you ready to read about football and wrestling? Well, you've come to the right place.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Carolina Panthers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Heading into Thursday Night Football, fans openly wondered if the game could serve as the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl-rumors-rams-calling-teams-about-cooper-kupp-trade">final NFL game Cooper Kupp would play</a> in a Los Angeles Rams uniform.</p><p>The Rams were 2-4, had struggled mightily in 2024, and were an ugly loss versus the Minnesota Vikings away from a near-insurmountable deficit in a division that also features the Seattle Seahawks and the San Francisco 49ers.</p><p>Oh what a difference a win can make.</p><p>The Rams took care of business 30-20 at SoFi, and suddenly, their entire season flipped, with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rams-news-rams-sean-mcvay-cooper-kupp-trade-rumors-9-word-take">Sean McVay definitively declaring that Kupp is a Ram</a> and will be moving forward.</p><p>Disappointing? For teams hoping to land the Super Bowl champion? You bet, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t still a few interesting options that could bolster NFL teams in their pursuit of playoff glory, as Adam Schefter pointed out <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/42019851/sources-diontae-johnson-christian-kirk-generating-trade-interest" rel="noopener">two likely trades</a> that could come in the next few weeks.</p><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Diontae-Johnson-on-the-field-for-the-Panthers_4228d7.jpg"><figcaption>Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h2><b>Two NFL wide receivers Adam Schefter believes could be traded</b></h2><p>Evaluating the wide receiver market heading into the 2024 NFL trade deadline, Schefter noted that, according to his sources, the top pass-catcher who could be on the move is Diontae Johnson of the Carolina Panthers, with intel suggesting that the move might not be an “if” but instead a “to who.”</p><p>“The Panthers already have received multiple inquiries on Johnson, and sources believe Carolina is seeking a midround draft pick in return for a player who this season, despite playing in a struggling offense, has 30 receptions for 357 yards and three touchdowns,” Schefter wrote for ESPN.</p><p>“Some sources believe it’s only a question of where Johnson winds up before the trade deadline. The Panthers (1-6) play in Denver on Sunday and already have ruled out Johnson because of a rib injury.”</p><p>Another option Schefter believes could be on the move is Christian Kirk of the Jacksonville Jaguars, who is now firmly behind rookie Brian Thomas Jr. in the pecking order. If another team comes calling and the Jaguars continue to lose, it’s safe to say keeping Kirk may no longer be a priority for Jacksonville.</p><p>“Other teams also are eyeing Kirk, whose performance this season in Jacksonville has fallen off compared to past seasons,” Schefter noted. “Should the Jaguars lose Sunday to Green Bay to fall to 2-6, it might make it more likely they would be willing to entertain offers for players such as Kirk.”</p><p>Are there other wide receivers who could be on the move? You bet; <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jets-open-to-mike-williams-trade-but-theres-a-catch" rel="noopener">Mike Williams has been in an unusual spot</a> since the Jets acquired Davante Adams, and there have been some rumblings about the <a href="https://bvmsports.com/2024/10/26/patriots-wr-kendrick-bourne-wants-to-stay-amid-trade-rumors/" rel="noopener">Patriots trading wide receiver Kendrick Bourne</a>, though not from Schefter in his piece specifically. Needless to say, the next few weeks are going to be exciting, as the arms race for the 2024 NFL playoffs is only going to heat up.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NFL rumors: Panthers, Jaguars’ receivers earning trade buzz amid Rams’ Cooper Kupp stance

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/rams-win-over-vikings-increased-cooper-kupp-trade-value');   ga('set', 'title', 'Why Rams win over Vikings increased Cooper Kupp’s trade value');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/THUMB-02_e3f41c.jpg"></figure><h1>Why Rams win over Vikings increased Cooper Kupp’s trade value</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-26T08:15:13-07:00">October 26th, 8:15am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-26T08:15:13-07:00">October 26th, 8:15am</time><address><a>Andrew Kulha</a>Andrew Kulha has been a professional sports writer since 2010. His work has been featured in publications such as Bleacher Report, 247Sports, Yardbarker, Forbes, Saturday Tradition, Saturday Down South, Prep Hoops and many others.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Well, he did it. Cooper Kupp came back for the Los Angeles Rams in an important Week 8 matchup on Thursday Night Football and he helped L.A. get a big win.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rams-news-cooper-kupp-ankle-sprain-seahawks" rel="noopener">Kupp has been out since Week 2 when he sprained his ankle</a>. He came back and caught five catches for 51 yards and this touchdown. It was a thing of beauty h to see him back on the field with the Rams. Fellow wideout Puka Nacua returned from his injury as well and added seven catches for 106 yards.</p><p>It was an important 30-20 win for the Rams over a Minnesota Vikings team that was looking like a Super Bowl contender just a few weeks ago. Now at 3-4 rather than 2-5, the Rams can at least try to look forward to the rest of the season. The truth of the matter is that quarterback Matthew Stafford just plays so much better with a healthy Kupp and Nacua. The truth of the matter is that the Rams can still be extremely explosive and dangerous offensively.</p><p>Still, before this game, there were rumblings that Rams general manager Les Snead was looking at Kupp as a big-time trade piece for the Rams, and there’s still reason to believe that the talented wideout could end up hitting the trade market.</p><p>In fact, this game did everything the Rams needed to help skyrocket his trade value.</p><p>Nobody would have wanted to trade for Kupp at the November 5th trade deadline if he wasn’t healthy. Actually, let’s rephrase that. Nobody would have wanted to trade the Rams anything of significant value for Kupp had he shown any signs of lingering illness.</p><p>There are several teams out there that could use a true gamer like Kupp to boost their offense for a playoff run, but none of those teams will make legitimate trade partners for the Rams if L.A. doesn’t feel like it can get anything sizable in return back. And let’s be frank, any return for Kupp would have to be extremely enticing for Sneed and the L.A. brass, because head coach Sean McVay has made it clear that he doesn’t want to see his star wideout go anywhere.</p><p>McVay <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/41992105/rams-cooper-kupp-scores-return-mcvay-expects-wr-stay">said he was happy</a> to see Kupp back on the field after the win over the Vikings.</p><p>“And that’s what I expect to stay that way,” McVay continued, according to ESPN.</p><h2><b>Sean McVay will need to be convinced to trade Cooper Kupp</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IMAGN-05_13e8bc.jpg"><figcaption>Matt Kartozian-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>While on the surface that may seem like he’s simply saying that he expects Kupp to remain healthy enough to see the field moving forward, this doesn’t sound like a coach who wants to part with his players. Of course, no coach wants to essentially give up on the season midway, but it’s not like the Rams are a legitimate Super Bowl contender at this point. McVay may think so because he’s Sean McVay, but it remains to be seen if Sneed wants to push his chips in the table rather than start a rebuild off in earnest by trading Kupp.</p><p>As it stands, Sneed will have a ton of convincing to do when it comes to his head coach.</p><p>“Teams reached out. Some of the things that I’ve seen out there, they’re just not true,” McVay said of the trade speculation surrounding Kupp at the trade deadline.</p><p>The Rams have one more game before the trade deadline, against the Seattle Seahawks, and if Kupp goes out and has another good game, expect the fervor for him on the trade market to be at an all-time high. There’s a good chance he’ll get out there and put up another good performance as well. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rams-news-puka-nacua-joining-exclusive-club-matthew-stafford-cooper-kupp" rel="noopener">He and Stafford are notoriously close and that shows up on the field</a>. Their early morning film study translated to 145 catches for 1,947 yards and 16 touchdowns for Kupp in 2021. He’s certainly not that same player anymore, but he’s a tremendous route runner, has great hands, and he’s one of those players who simply has a nose for the end zone.</p><p>Even last season in just 12 games, he caught 59 passes for 737 yards and five touchdowns. In Week 1 against the Detroit Lions, he caught 14 passes for 110 yards and a touchdown.</p><p>Kupp is a game-changing wideout. He’s the type of wideout that can elevate a playoff offense and turn it into a Super Bowl-winning offense. The biggest question for teams wanting to trade for him is his health. Long-term that’s still a concern, but he at least proved against the Vikings that he’s he’s ready to roll in the here and now.</p><p>Again, the biggest challenge interested teams will face now is coming up with a good enough package for Sneed and the Rams, because eventually, he’s going to have to sell that thing to his head coach.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Why Rams win over Vikings increased Cooper Kupp’s trade value

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/rams-news-rams-sean-mcvay-cooper-kupp-trade-rumors-9-word-take');   ga('set', 'title', 'Rams coach Sean McVay doubles down on Cooper Kupp trade rumors with 9-word take');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/THUMB-18_5fffb0.jpg"></figure><h1>Rams coach Sean McVay doubles down on Cooper Kupp trade rumors with 9-word take</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-25T12:28:41-07:00">October 25th, 12:28pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-25T12:28:41-07:00">October 25th, 12:28pm</time><address><a>Brayden Haena</a>Brayden Haena is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. A die-hard San Francisco Giants fan and a football fanatic, Brayden further channels his baseball enthusiasm through his podcast, where he delves into the latest in sports with engaging commentary. He also serves as the Defensive Coordinator for Heritage High School. His commitment to sports journalism is evident in his diverse experiences with ContraCosta.news and his dedication to delivering compelling and insightful content.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Rams</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Los Angeles <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rams-news-sean-mcvay-confirms-1-true-thing-about-cooper-kupp-trade-rumors">Rams head coach Sean McVay has quashed the swirling trade rumors</a> regarding <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl-rumors-espn-host-steelers-cooper-kupp-trade">star wide receiver Cooper Kupp.</a> Following a crucial victory over the Minnesota Vikings, McVay reiterated his stance in a<a href="https://x.com/gregbeacham/status/1849869913814597914" rel="noopener"> press conference.</a></p><p>“‘That’s not a move that we want to make.’ –Sean McVay doubles down this morning on saying the Rams aren’t planning to trade WR Cooper Kupp,” as reported by Greg Beacham on X.</p><p>The Rams’ slow start to the season, marked by a 1-4 record, ignited speculations of potential major roster changes. The prospect of trading Kupp, one of the team’s most celebrated players, became a focal point of the discussions. However, the recent 30-20 victory against the Vikings, coupled with Kupp’s performance upon his return from an ankle injury, seems to have put those rumors to bed.</p><p>During the game, Kupp, the Super Bowl 56 MVP, showcased why he remains invaluable to the Rams. He caught a pivotal seven-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Matthew Stafford, a highlight of the night that reinforced his importance to the team’s offense. Postgame, McVay addressed the trade talks, acknowledging that while other teams had shown interest, the rumors didn’t hold weight.</p><h2><b>Cooper Kupp will likely remain with the Rams for the 2024 season</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IMAGN-10-1.jpg"><figcaption>Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>“Teams reached out,” McVay admitted, dismissing much of the speculation as unfounded. “Some of the things that are out there, they’re just not true… There’s not a lot of accountability to the reports… I’m really glad to have Cooper Kupp back with us and I expect it to stay that way.”</p><p>Kupp’s return wasn’t just a morale booster; it was a reminder of his impact on the field. Besides his touchdown, he finished the game with five receptions for 51 yards, contributing significantly to the team’s offense. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rams-news-sean-mcvay-labels-puka-nacua-war-daddy-surprise-injury-return">The Rams’ receiving corps was further bolstered by the return of Puka Nacua</a>, who delivered a standout performance of his own with seven catches for 106 yards.</p><p>Given Kupp’s credentials as the 2021 Offensive Player of the Year and a wide receiver Triple Crown winner, his continued presence on the team is seen as crucial for the Rams’ competitiveness this season. His ability to perform, despite concerns about his age (31) and his contract, which is hefty by NFL standards, underscores his ongoing value to the franchise.</p><p>With the trade deadline approaching on November 5, McVay’s firm stance likely means Kupp will remain a Ram, at least for the foreseeable future. The team now has a ten-day preparation period before facing the Seattle Seahawks, a game that could be pivotal for their standings in the NFC West and their playoff aspirations. As the Rams look to regain their footing in the league, keeping a player of Kupp’s caliber could be key to their success this season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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RECEPTIONS	RECEIVING YDS	TOUCHDOWNS	POSITION RANK
112.7	1162.5	10.2	25

2024 SEASON STATS
RECEPTIONS	RECEIVING YDS	TOUCHDOWNS	POSITION RANK
112.7	1162.5	10.2	25

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