As of October 23, the Pittsburgh Steelers are the front-runners to acquire Cooper Kupp, the standout wide receiver for the Los Angeles Rams, through a trade. The prospect of Kupp going from blue and gold to black and gold seems to have everyone in the Steelers community drooling. On October 23, Russell Wilson’s “private QB coach,” Jake Heaps, became aware of the trade rumours and seemed to think Kupp would be a great wide receiver for his client. Heaps complimented the Rams playmaker on X, writing, “Cooper Kupp is NOT just a slot WR.” When healthy, Kupp is a chess piece and a top “Z” wide receiver. can win on the whole route tree, play everywhere on the field, and be an excellent blocker in the run game. A slot receiver is not all that Cooper Kupp is. When healthy, Kupp is a chess piece and a top “Z” wide receiver. is a fantastic blocker in the run game, can play anywhere on the pitch, and can win on the whole route tree. Have you ever seen Russ toss to Tyler Lockett and Doug Baldwin? Both are top-tier “Z” wide receivers.
Have you ever seen Russ Wilson toss to Tyler Lockett and Doug Baldwin? Heaps enquired, adding that Kupp and “both [are] elite ‘Z’ WRs.” Have you ever witnessed Russ Wilson throw to Doug Baldwin and Tyler Lockett? Enquiring, Heaps added that Kupp and “both [are] elite ‘Z’ WRs.” Additionally, Heaps informed Mike DeFabo, the Steelers correspondent for The Athletic, that this is entirely his personal opinion. And that, “like everyone else,” he is “crossing [his] fingers” that Kupp will be dealt to Pittsburgh.
The Pat McAfee Show argues that Cooper Kupp is a “NEED” for the Steelers. On October 23, the Pat McAfee Show talked about the Steelers possibly making a trade for Kupp.
Are Cooper Kupp and the Pittsburgh Steelers going to sign? Excited, McAfee asked Tone Digz, a native Steelers fan.
“I really want him,” Digz said, expressing the sentiment of most Steelers fans. “Why can’t we get a wide receiver when everyone else is getting one?” He said, “As we’ve discussed, Cooper Kupp is a backup quarterback on the field at the wide receiver position.” Every day at six in the morning, he arrives at the facility. In addition to being excellent for whichever club he joins, the Steelers are youthful, just like many wide receiver rooms. He would simply be fantastic for the offence as a whole and the wide receiver area. On X, the program came to the conclusion that “the Pittsburgh Steelers NEED Cooper Kupp.”
The Rams are willing to pay “some” of Cooper Kupp’s salary, according to an NFL insider, but not a “large amount.”
The Rams “have called multiple teams” about dealing Kupp, according to the first report from sideliner Dianna Russini. Los Angeles “declared a willingness to take on some of the ’24 salary and are seeking a second round pick,” she added. Russini stated the next day, October 23, that “the Rams and the [Kansas City] Chiefs discussed Cooper Kupp, but the Super Bowl champs needed to trade with a team that wasn’t willing to give up high picks and was willing to take on a large chunk of the salary.”
When the Chiefs finally agreed to a deal with the Tennessee Titans for veteran wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins, they were most likely out of the running. When a Kansas City fan enquired about the Rams’ willingness to “take some salary,” as she had originally suggested, the source responded, “Some not a large amount,” returning to Russini’s remark.
According to Over the Cap, the Steelers presently have just over $9.688 million in cap space available, while Kupp will receive a basic salary of $15 million in 2024.
