Cooper Kupp plans to play next season, unsure of Rams future - ESPN

LOS ANGELES — Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp said Monday there is «no doubt» in his mind that he wants to play football next season and that while he «would love to be in L.A.,» he has no control over what will happen this offseason.

«I feel like I've got a lot of good football left in me,» Kupp said in the Rams' final open locker room session of the season. «I'll be playing football next year. That much I know.»

Kupp acknowledged the rumors that circulated at the trade deadline, which he also addressed during the season.

«Who knows what's going to happen,» Kupp said. «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 has two years left on the contract extension he signed in 2022, with $5 million guaranteed in 2025. If the Rams cut Kupp this offseason, they will save $15 million in cash and $7.52 million against the salary cap. If the Rams release him without a post-June 1 designation, they will absorb $22.2 million in dead money due to the remaining prorated portions of his signing bonus and $5 million of his roster bonus.

Kupp's best season came in 2021, when he finished the regular season with the receiving triple crown and was named Super Bowl LVI MVP.

This season, Kupp had 67 catches for 710 yards and six touchdowns in 12 regular-season games. He missed four games after injuring his ankle in Week 2 and sat out the regular-season finale after the Rams had clinched the NFC West.

The receiver said the season was «frustrating» at times, on a personal level and with the ups and downs the offense had as a whole. While the Rams