Then reports on a potential Cooper Coup trade began to emergeThe Rams have won two games and are now one game out of the NFC West lead. As such, they are less likely to be sellers.

The team saw Kupp and Fuck NacuaThe return to action makes a big difference against the Vikings on Thursday night. The duo combined for 12 receptions, 157 yards and a touchdown in Week 8. Matthew Stafford threw four touchdown passes, providing a ray of hope in an injury-plagued Los Angeles season.

Days after a report suggested the Rams were calls team at Kupp, Sean McVay didn’t sound too eager to break up this WR duo. The eighth year Rams HC said after the game he expects Coup to stay with the team. Kupp, 31, remains signed through the 2026 season — on the three-year, $80.1MM deal he signed months after his Super Bowl LVI MVP effort — and has an injury history that could give teams pause on itself that contract.

Kupp also has a $5MM guarantee through 2025. Although the Rams have been willing to take on a portion of the former All-Pro’s remaining salary for 2024 — roughly $8MM — an acquiring team would be responsible for that $5 payment mill next year. Kupp is tied for a base salary of $12.5 million and $14.85 million — the latter amount non-guaranteed — in 2025 and ’26. The two future salaries would be less of a deterrent than Kupp’s money in 2024 and the fact that he has missed 17 games since Super Bowl LVI.

The Rams have also informed teams of those would like a trade that surpasses where the Jets went Davante Adams. New York agreed to take on all of Adams’ remaining salary in 2024 and sent Las Vegas a conditional third-round pick. The managers discussed Kupp with the Rams earlier agrees to acquire DeAndre Hopkins from the Titans. Given the Rams’ form with Kupp and Nacua back in the fold, trading the senior member of the tandem for a modest return would be a tough sell. But keeping Kupp will also come with risks due to his struggles to stay healthy.

Thursday’s win also came with the Rams missing two offensive starters. They almost certainly won’t pull the trigger on a Sellers trade until after their Week 9 matchup with the Seahawks, as the prospect threatens to Steve Avila and free agency allowance Jonah Jackson returning. Both are eligible to be activated from IR.