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WR Cooper Kupp Remains Invaluable to Seahawks Ahead of NFC Championship Game Against Former Team

Cooper Kupp, 2021 Super Bowl MVP, faces his former Rams team in the NFC Championship as the Seahawks compete for a Super Bowl berth this Sunday.

  • On Sunday the Seattle Seahawks will host the Los Angeles Rams at Lumen Field with a Super Bowl spot at stake, as wide receiver Cooper Kupp faces his former team again.
  • Last year injuries helped prompt Cooper Kupp's release from the Los Angeles Rams, and the Seattle Seahawks limited his practice workload as he played 16 of 17 games with 593 receiving yards during their franchise-high 14 regular-season wins.
  • At a Seattle press session, Kupp was praised by Klint Kubiak as 'a phenomenal Hall of Fame brain, and a guy who's made a lot of plays for us,' highlighting his reliability and playmaking.
  • Asked on Thursday about facing Los Angeles, Kupp emphasized the Seahawks' collective goal and stressed his role among the 53 players, urging the reunion not dominate Sunday's NFC Championship.
  • Kupp's arc is widely framed as a comeback that resonates inside the locker room, as media call the matchup an unbelievable storyline that gains significance if Seattle reaches the Super Bowl.
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By ANDREW DESTIN RENTON, Washington, USA (AP) — Perhaps it was because of his ever-growing playoffs beard that veteran open receiver Cooper Kupp was inclined to comment on how hot he was inside the Seattle Seahawks meeting room on Thursday. On a warm January day in the Emerald City, Kupp appeared before a group of reporters in sleeveless t-shirts after making an ingenious comment, as he has often done in his first season in Seattle. But for thos…

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WR Cooper Kupp remains invaluable to Seahawks ahead of NFC championship game against former team

Much has changed for Cooper Kupp since he was the Super Bowl 56 MVP for the Los Angeles Rams and won 2021 AP offensive player of the year.

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Sports Illustrated broke the news in New York, United States on Thursday, January 22, 2026.
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