Vast receiver Cooper Kupp returning to the Los Angeles Rams in 2025 appears much more unlikely after they added Davante Adams on Sunday.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported that the Rams are signing Adams to a two-year deal value $46M yearly, with $26M assured.
From a monetary perspective, holding each wideouts would not make sense.
Kupp — whom the Rams placed on the trade block on Feb. 3 — has a $29.78M cap quantity in 2025, via Over the Cap. He’s additionally owed a $7.5M roster bonus by March 16, $5M of which is assured on March 15.
Adams could also be an improve over Kupp.
In 14 video games with the Las Vegas Raiders and New York Jets in 2024, Adams ranked 18th within the league in receptions (85), 18th in receiving yards (1,063) and tied for thirteenth in landing catches (eight).
Take into account that Adams performed most of final season with Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who tore his Achilles in 2023. The 32-year-old’s numbers ought to enhance with a more healthy QB in L.A.’s Matthew Stafford.
Kupp, in the meantime, had 67 receptions for 710 yards and 6 TD catches in 12 video games. Over the previous three seasons, the 31-year-old has struggled to remain wholesome, lacking 18 regular-season video games due to ankle and hamstring accidents.
On a Thursday episode of NFL Community’s “The Insiders,” Ian Rapoport said he expects the Rams to launch the Tremendous Bowl LVI MVP if they cannot commerce him quickly.
According to Over the Cap, the Rams would yield $15M in cap financial savings however incur $14.78M in useless cap in the event that they launched Kupp with a post-June 1 designation.
If Adams proves to be the lacking piece within the Rams’ Tremendous Bowl puzzle, shifting on from Kupp can be the correct transfer for the membership.
