Another WR Option for Steelers? Rams All-Pro Uncertain about Future
A new option could be emerging at wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 2025 offseason, a veteran wide receiver Cooper Kupp said he feels that his future with the Los Angeles Rams is uncertain.
Speaking as the Rams cleaned out their lockers on Monday, Kupp said that he wants to play in 2025, but is unsure if he’ll be back with the Rams.
“Who knows what’s going to happen,” Kupp said to ESPN. “That’s out of my control. And we will see what it’s going to be. … I don’t have any clarity on what that’s going to look like or anything like that. So yeah, obviously would love to be in L.A., but I don’t know what that’s going to look like.”
Kupp, who will turn 32 this offseason, has had three straight seasons impacted by injury. He played nine games in 2022 and 12 each in 2023 and 2024 while dealing with multiple ankle injuries and a hamstring issue. He has also seen his per-game productivity drop from his career high of 114.5 yards per game in his All-Pro season of 2021, to 90.2 in 2022, 61.4 in 2023 and 59.2 in 2024.
“Obviously I want to be able to feel like I’m impacting games, and that’s done on a much more discreet level, I feel like, for a lot of these games,” Kupp said. “And that is what it is, but I can look back on the season and be happy with what I put on tape and things that I was being asked to do, feel like I was executing my job. And that’s all you can do.”
Kupp has two seasons remaining on his contract with the Rams. He has a $7.5 million roster bonus this season, $5 million of which has already been guaranteed, along with $12.5 million of non-guaranteed salary in 2025. He’s also owed a $4 million roster bonus and $14.85 million in salary in 2026.
The Steelers have been searching relentlessly for depth at the wide receiver position since trading Diontae Johnson to the Carolina Panthers last March.
They added Mike Williams in a trade from the New York Jets at the deadline, but were unable to integrate him into the offense with much success. He finished with nine catches over nine games with the Steelers.
Four of the team’s regular receivers from 2024, Williams, Van Jefferson, Ben Skowronek and Scotty Miller, are set to hit free agency this offseason.
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