Chiefs Linked to $80 Million Rams WR Recently Put on Trade Block

The Kansas City Chiefs are in desperate need of help at the wide receiver position. And it just so happens that wideout Cooper Kupp is being shopped by the Los Angeles Rams, according to The Athletic’s Dianna Russini on October 22.

“The Rams have called multiple teams about trading former Super Bowl MVP Cooper Kupp sources tell @mikesilver, @jourdanrodrigue, and me,” Russini wrote on X, formerly Twitter. “The Rams have indicated a willingness to take on some of the ‘24 salary and are seeking a 2nd round pick.”

This obviously sparked some discussion on X regarding a potential trade that would send Kupp to the two-time defending Super Bowl champion Chiefs.

“If there’s any team we’d want Cooper Kupp to go to finish his career, it would be KC,” the Rams Brothers podcast wrote. Get to play with the best QB in the world and have a chance to win more Super Bowls, which would give him a better chance at becoming a future HoF’er. But damn, it would break our hearts.

“uh oh! Cooper Kupp in trade talks. I think Chiefs are gonna get him,” another person wrote. “If Chiefs get Kupp, they winning the championship for the next 2 to 3 years. ha. They’ll have a 4 to 5 peat.”

“This makes way too much sense for the chiefs imo,” another person wrote. “You got your field stretcher with worthy + your short stuff with Kelce. Let Kupp be your chain mover.”

Dianna Russini Stresses How Cap-Strapped Chiefs Are

Speaking to the “The Dan Le Batard Show With Stugotz” on October 22, Russini was asked about the Chiefs being a potential candidate for Kupp, and how their lack of cap space could impact the transaction.

“If the Rams are willing to take on the salary I’ve heard they’re willing to do, they are definitely open to trading Cooper Kupp. So we’ll see if they’ll be able to get a deal done,” Russini said. “I just don’t think Kansas City has even enough money even if the Rams were to take on some of that salary. That’s been the problem and the reason why they haven’t been able to go after a Davante Adams, an Amari Cooper like we’ve seen other teams be aggressive with.”