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Los Angeles Rams seek trade of All-Pro WR Cooper Kupp

Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp signed a contract extension in 2022 File Photo by Jon SooHoo/UPI
Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp signed a contract extension in 2022 File Photo by Jon SooHoo/UPI | License Photo

Feb. 4 (UPI) -- The Los Angeles Rams will attempt to trade Cooper Kupp this off-season, the star wide receiver announced on social media.

"I was informed that the team will be seeking a trade immediately and will be working with me and my family to find the right place to continue competing for championships," Kupp wrote Monday on X and Instagram. "I don't agree with the decision and always believed it was going to begin and end in L.A."

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Kupp, 31, signed a three-year, $80.1 million contract extension in 2022. He carries a $29.8 million salary cap hit in 2025. The third-round pick in the 2017 NFL Draft totaled 67 catches for 710 yards and six scores in 12 games last season.

Kupp missed significant time over the last three seasons because of various injuries. He missed four games because of a high ankle sprain.

He also missed the first month of his 2023 campaign because of a hamstring injury. He was limited to nine games in 2022 because of an ankle injury.

Kupp led the NFL with 145 catches, 1,947 yards and 16 receiving scores in 17 appearances in 2021, when he earned All-Pro honors and was named Offensive Player of the Year.

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"Still, if there's one thing that I have learned over the years: there are so many things that are out of your control, but it is how you respond to these things that you will look back on and remember," Kupp wrote on social media. "I have taken so much pride in playing alongside my teammates for the L.A. community, so thank you for embracing my family and making this such a special place for us.

"2024 began with one of the best training camps of my career. Preparations start now for 2025. Highly motivated, as healthy as ever, and looking forward to playing elite football for years to come. Love you guys. ... But coming for it all."

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