Why Cooper Kupp rumors reveal it may no longer be a 2-horse photo finish

The Los Angeles Rams released WR Cooper Kupp on March 12, 2025, and put one of the best wide receivers into the 2025 NFL Free Agency market. While the move was long anticipated, there is a difference between looking forward to something happening, and then dealing with it when it happens. Before the Rams released Kupp, there was ample speculation naming more than a dozen teams that should have been interested in signing Kupp.

But as the dawn breaks to March 14, many NFL teams have already fallen out of the race. There were many teams that seemed to have a passive interest, much like neighbors doing a walk-through during an open house when a home on the block goes up for sale. Less about actively shopping, and more about poking their noses in to see what's up.

Per The Athletic's Senior NFL Insider Dianna Russini, the remaining four teams that are still in the competition for Cooper Kupp are the Green Bay Packers, New Orleans Saints, Minnesota Vikings, and Seattle Seahawks.

But even that list was about to change, rapidly. You see, one of the best strategies in winning auctions is to let most bidders fight it out. When the bidding narrows to one or two bidders, jumping in can catch other interested bidders by surprise.

Per ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter, that may have been the Dallas Cowboys strategy all along. After sitting on the sidelines and watching other teams make their best pitch to Cooper Kupp, they finally jump in at the 11th hour and seemingly are willing to make an aggressive push to sign Kupp.

And then, the confirmation by Dianna Russini. It appears to be coming down to a two-horse race at the end. Curiously, no AFC team was in the mix. The two teams vying for Kupp are both NFC teams. The first is the Seattle Seahawks. The second is the Dallas Cowboys:

Well, that all heated up suddenly. And well it should. Kupp has already committed to making a quick decision over which team he will be willing to play for. And it will soon be 48 hours since the LA Rams officially released him.

Why would the Dallas Cowboys suddenly be interested?

The Cowboys' interest makes a lot of sense, because Kupp played very well in both games against the Philadelphia Eagles.
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Since the Cowboys face the Eagles 2X per season, he makes a lot of sense to join their team. But there are more reasons to link Kupp to the Dallas Cowboys. The Dallas Cowboys hired Junior Adams as the team's WR coach. It just so happens that Coach Adams coached Kupp at Eastern Washington.

So, is it all a done deal? Not quite yet. But Adam Schefter seems to be alluding to the Cowboys and Kupp working on a deal early in the morning of March 14, 2025. To be fair, this is the hottest update linking Cooper Kupp to a specific team.

While we are not calling it as Kupp to the Cowboys, it certainly seems as though all indications are that Kupp has made his decision. If Kupp does sign with the Dallas Cowboys, it will not be as positive for the Rams as if he were signing with an AFC team. But the Rams will only face him once every three years (or more if both teams finish in the same spot in their respective divisions).

Still not convinced Kupp is willing to sign with the Cowboys? Check this out:

If that doesn't seem like Karma to you, I'm not sure anything will. But wait... there's more.

So there you have it. Stay tuned, as this narrative seems to be changing by the minute.

As always, thanks for reading.

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