Rams’ Mandatory Trade Price for Cooper Kupp Exceeds Davante Adams

A report showing rams We are calling the teams Cooper Kupp He may have overstated how interested the NFC West franchise was in moving the best receiver of the Los Angeles 2.0 era. Kupp’s name continues to pop up in trade rumors, but the Rams may have a floor price.

Tuesday’s report indicated that the Rams are targeting a second-round pick to the point that they would be willing to pay a portion of Kupp’s salary to secure such a return. On Thursday, SI.com’s Albert Breer said (during a The Rich Eisen Show appearance) teams call Rams on Kupp. To sign the former All-Pro and Super Bowl MVP, Breer adds the Rams wanted a superior running back than what the Raiders got Davante Adams.

Teams still looking for WR help no doubt noticed the Rams’ early-season struggles, which led to investigations into Kupp. We heard Kupp say this before the Rams beat the Raiders: had attracted commercial interestbut as a buyer getting ready to return together tonight Puka NacuaHis current team probably isn’t committed to selling just yet. Rams travel to Seattle following matchup against Vikings; the next two results can determine how willing they are to sell.

Acquiring Adams from the Raiders cost the Jets a conditional third-round pick. Las Vegas likely could have increased that figure if there wasn’t a mandate for the acquisition team to receive Adams’ full prorated base salary for 2024. The Jets did so and agreed on terms that would send out a deal. Raiders’ second round if certain conditions are met. Adams is unlikely to meet the requirements to earn first- or second-team All-Pro acclaim (in a season that already includes three missed games) or have to prepare for an AFC championship game.

If the Rams engage in serious trade talks with Kupp, they would likely have to pay a significant portion of his base salary to net a player in the second round. Kupp has just under $9 million left in base salary in 2024. Still, the Rams signed him through 2026 via a three-year, $80.1 million extension that Kupp agreed to months after the triple crown season ended. They regrouped and hoped the 31-year-old target stayed healthy. Breer notes that teams have been informed that the price would have to be higher than Adams’ if they were to move forward now.

While Adams never matched Kupp’s dominance in 2021, the former Packers and Raiders standout was much more consistent. Kupp has put together just two 1,000-yard seasons, with injuries constantly intervening. Kupp has an anterior cruciate ligament tear (2018) on his medical report and has undergone tether surgery to repair his injured ankle in 2022. Kupp saw a hamstring specialist for a nagging issue that delayed his 2023 debut and played in just two games due to the injury. an ankle ailment this season. This health history will cause teams to view Kupp as a hired gun, even though the Rams have plenty of cap space.

Responsible for the second-best receiving yardage season in NFL history, Kupp threw for 478 yards and six touchdowns in the 2021 playoffs. Only Larry Fitzgerald (2008) bettered a single postseason yardage figure with Kupp passing Hakeem Nicknames‘ powerful 2011 work. Kupp’s dominance that year increased his standing in Los Angeles; Breer suggests that the idea of ​​giving up Kupp in the third or fourth round could impact this Rams equation.

It will be interesting to see if the Rams lower their price or if this is truly a “take it or leave it” situation for a player who is a part of the game. Sean McVay‘s first draft lesson. chefs We’ve discussed Kupp with the Rams before adding DeAndre Hopkins for conditional fifth. The Rams have an extra week to determine their path to a sale, and this year’s deadline has been pushed back to Nov. 5.