The Green Bay Packers may have picked a good off-season to have a need at wide receiver. The free agency pool is stocked with talent. Chris Godwin, Tee Higgins, Stefon Diggs, and Amari Cooper will all likely test the market.
However, one name is suddenly on the trade block that could change everything.
“How Did That Happen?” Packers See Elite WR Placed On Trade Block (Report)
Below is an announcement from Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp:
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.
I don’t agree with the decision and always believed it was going to begin and end in LA. 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.
I have taken so much pride in playing alongside my teammates for the LA 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.
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. I don’t agree with the decision and always believed it was going to begin and end in LA.
Still, if there’s… pic.twitter.com/XWmbGVscGy
— Cooper Kupp (@CooperKupp) February 4, 2025
After LA Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp announced on social media that his team would ‘seek an immediate trade’ of him to a new team, one glaring omission was made. As of now, the Rams do not have a trade partner. A public announcement like that will certainly result in calls from 31 NFL general managers asking what the Rams are seeking.
According to Kupp, the team will work with him and his family to land him on a team that will continue to compete for a championship. As a result, at least 10 NFL teams should be automatically excluded from further consideration.
If Green Bay wants to make a move for someone like Kupp, they may have to win a bidding war:
| Receiving | Rushing | Scrimmage | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | Pos | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | 1D | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | 1D | Lng | Touch | Y/Tch | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | AV | Awards | ||||||||||
| 2017 | 24 | LAR | NFL | WR | 15 | 6 | 94 | 62 | 869 | 14.0 | 5 | 42 | 57.4 | 64 | 4.1 | 57.9 | 66.0 | 9.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 62 | 14.0 | 869 | 5 | 1 | 9 | ||||
| 2018 | 25 | LAR | NFL | WR | 8 | 8 | 55 | 40 | 566 | 14.2 | 6 | 25 | 60.0 | 70 | 5.0 | 70.8 | 72.7 | 10.3 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 75.0 | 12 | 6.3 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 44 | 13.4 | 591 | 6 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2019 | 26 | LAR | NFL | WR | 16 | 14 | 134 | 94 | 1161 | 12.4 | 10 | 51 | 53.0 | 66 | 5.9 | 72.6 | 70.1 | 8.7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 | 6 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 96 | 12.1 | 1165 | 10 | 3 | 9 | AP CPoY-5 |
| 2020 | 27 | LAR | NFL | WR | 15 | 12 | 124 | 92 | 974 | 10.6 | 3 | 45 | 59.7 | 55 | 6.1 | 64.9 | 74.2 | 7.9 | 4 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 75.0 | 16 | 8.3 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 96 | 10.5 | 1007 | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
| 2021 | 28 | LAR | NFL | WR | 17 | 17 | 191 | 145 | 1947 | 13.4 | 16 | 89 | 63.4 | 59 | 8.5 | 114.5 | 75.9 | 10.2 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 50.0 | 18 | 4.5 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 149 | 13.2 | 1965 | 16 | 0 | 18 | PB,AP-1,AP MVP-3,AP OPoY-1 |
| 2022 | 29 | LAR | NFL | WR | 9 | 9 | 98 | 75 | 812 | 10.8 | 6 | 42 | 62.2 | 75 | 8.3 | 90.2 | 76.5 | 8.3 | 9 | 52 | 1 | 4 | 66.7 | 20 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 1.0 | 84 | 10.3 | 864 | 7 | 2 | 8 | |
| 2023 | 30 | LAR | NFL | WR | 12 | 12 | 95 | 59 | 737 | 12.5 | 5 | 33 | 49.5 | 62 | 4.9 | 61.4 | 62.1 | 7.8 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | -3 | -3.0 | -0.3 | 0.1 | 60 | 12.2 | 734 | 5 | 0 | 7 | |
| 2024 | 31 | LAR | NFL | WR | 12 | 11 | 100 | 67 | 710 | 10.6 | 6 | 28 | 47.0 | 69 | 5.6 | 59.2 | 67.0 | 7.1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 50.0 | 9 | 5.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 69 | 10.4 | 720 | 6 | 1 | 6 | |
| 8 Yrs | 104 | 89 | 891 | 634 | 7776 | 12.3 | 57 | 355 | 57.0 | 75 | 6.1 | 74.8 | 71.2 | 8.7 | 26 | 139 | 1 | 12 | 61.5 | 20 | 5.3 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 660 | 12.0 | 7915 | 58 | 8 | 70 | |||||
| 17 Game Avg | 17 | 15 | 146 | 104 | 1271 | 12.3 | 9 | 58 | 57.0 | 75 | 6.1 | 74.8 | 71.2 | 8.7 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 61.5 | 20 | 5.3 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 108 | 2.0 | 1294 | 9 | 1 | 11 | |||||
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