Cooper Kupp won’t be only familiar face returning when Rams play host to Vikings
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Cooper Kupp won’t be only familiar face returning when Rams play host to Vikings

LA Times  

The Rams’ Cooper Kupp caught 14 passes for 110 yards and a nine-yard touchdown in the season opener against the Detroit Lions. “I’m feeling really good,” Kupp said this week as the Rams prepared for their game against the Minnesota Vikings at SoFi Stadium. Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell was the Rams’ offensive coordinator in the 2021-22 season when he and Matthew Stafford went on to win a Super Bowl. “The teams that haven’t matched them physicality-wise, that haven’t matched them intensity-wise have been blown out,” Rams offensive coordinator Mike LaFleur said. “Thursday games are the best because it’s just like, quick install, get everything out there and let’s just go play,” Rams edge rusher Michael Hoecht said.

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Rams’ NFC West win over Seattle shows vet leaders such as Cooper Kupp can’t be spared
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Rams’ NFC West win over Seattle shows vet leaders such as Cooper Kupp can’t be spared

LA Times  

Rams receiver Cooper Kupp runs after one of his 11 catches for 104 yards against the Seattle Seahawks. With the trade deadline approaching Tuesday, the Rams need to lean on their never-waver wire, guys such as Matthew Stafford and Demarcus Robinson — who combined for the winning touchdown in overtime — and Cooper Kupp making a key block to give …

Rams Rejuvenated: McVay's Back-to-Back Thrills Suggest Staying with the Stars
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Rams Rejuvenated: McVay's Back-to-Back Thrills Suggest Staying with the Stars

Associated Press  

The Los Angeles Rams are looking like a playoff contender after back-to-back wins. The defense has shown its greatest competitive fire of the year, while the offense has had its most complete game of the season. Cooper Kupp and Puka Nacua have returned from long injury absences, and the Rams are now 3-4. The team has a slate of eminently …

McVay Rejects Trade Speculation Surrounding Cooper Kupp's Future
1 month, 4 weeks ago

McVay Rejects Trade Speculation Surrounding Cooper Kupp's Future

Associated Press  

Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay expresses his displeasure with media speculation surrounding star wide receiver Cooper Kupp's future with the team. McVay acknowledges that other teams may be interested in Kupp, but he is disappointed by the content of the speculation, which he says is not true. He emphasizes that he has full faith in Kupp and expects …

Rams-Vikings takeaways: Trading thoughts on Cooper Kupp after his triumphant return
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Rams-Vikings takeaways: Trading thoughts on Cooper Kupp after his triumphant return

LA Times  

The Rams’ Cooper Kupp has his arm grabbed by the Vikings’ Stephon Gilmore, causing a pass-interference penalty. Rams coach Sean McVay acknowledged Thursday night that teams have reached out to the Rams about trading for veteran receiver Cooper Kupp. Kupp, 31, was the 2021 NFL offensive player of the year but he has been plagued by injuries for the last …

Rams’ Sean McVay on Cooper Kupp trade rumors: ‘Not a move that we want to make’
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Rams’ Sean McVay on Cooper Kupp trade rumors: ‘Not a move that we want to make’

LA Times  

The Rams’ Matthew Stafford congratulates Cooper Kupp after the two connected for a touchdown pass against the Vikings. “That’s not a move that we want to make,” McVay said Friday during a video conference with reporters. Kupp, who sat out four games because of an ankle injury, spent the days leading up to the game tuning out buzz that the …

McVay's Former Assistant Hopes to Show O'Connell Everything He Learned in LA
1 month, 4 weeks ago

McVay's Former Assistant Hopes to Show O'Connell Everything He Learned in LA

Associated Press  

Kevin O'Connell, Sean McVay's offensive coordinator with the Rams, will be in action on Thursday night when the Minnesota Vikings visit SoFi Stadium. O'Connell won a Super Bowl ring with McVay, and he has been impressed by McVay's willingness to allow him to be a part of things that maybe at other places, offensive coordinators aren't a part of.

Cooper Kupp will play Thursday, but will it be his last game with the Rams?
2 months ago

Cooper Kupp will play Thursday, but will it be his last game with the Rams?

LA Times  

Cooper Kupp will be in the Rams lineup Thursday. The Rams’ poor start and Kupp’s large contract has the league buzzing that the Rams might move the 2021 NFL offensive player of the year. Kupp said he was aware of speculation but would “be where my feet are.” “That’s all I know,” he said after a jog-through. “I know that’s …

Rams-Raiders takeaways: Cooper Kupp should return Thursday but Braden Fiske up in air
2 months ago

Rams-Raiders takeaways: Cooper Kupp should return Thursday but Braden Fiske up in air

LA Times  

Rams receiver Cooper Kupp should be back in uniform Thursday to face the Minnesota Vikings. Star receiver Cooper Kupp sat out a fourth consecutive game because of an ankle injury, but coach Sean McVay said he expected Kupp to be back for Thursday night’s game against the Minnesota Vikings at SoFi Stadium. Quarterback Matthew Stafford said he was excited about …

Rams Hope Kupp's Return as Raiders Face Crucial Test
2 months ago

Rams Hope Kupp's Return as Raiders Face Crucial Test

Associated Press  

The Los Angeles Rams hope that Cooper Kupp will return to face the Raiders, who begin life without WR Davante Adams. Kupp is hoping to play for the first time since spraining his ankle in Week 2 for the Rams, who have stumbled out to the worst start of Sean McVay's career. The Rams are coming off their bye, but …

Rams’ Matthew Stafford appears ‘back’ to health, but Cooper Kupp’s return is up in air
2 months, 1 week ago

Rams’ Matthew Stafford appears ‘back’ to health, but Cooper Kupp’s return is up in air

LA Times  

Rams coach Sean McVay would like to have recovering Cooper Kupp back for quarterback Matthew Stafford, but the receiver might not be ready yet. Offensive lineman Joe Noteboom’s window to return from injured reserve could open depending upon his workouts with trainers this week, McVay said. Before practice Monday, McVay said Stafford was “feeling really good” and was “not going …

Rams have hopes Cooper Kupp will return and Matthew Stafford’s sore back heals
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Rams have hopes Cooper Kupp will return and Matthew Stafford’s sore back heals

LA Times  

The Rams are hoping Cooper Kupp will be back in uniform and in the lineup for Week 7 against the Raiders. Cooper Kupp could be back for the Rams’ next game, but as the Rams begin their off week it is quarterback Matthew Stafford’s sore back that might be of more immediate concern. Coach Sean McVay said Monday that Stafford …

It’s all bad news for Rams as Cardinals dominate and Cooper Kupp is injured
3 months, 1 week ago

It’s all bad news for Rams as Cardinals dominate and Cooper Kupp is injured

LA Times  

Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray, who the Rams could not contain through the air or on the ground, leaves the pocket under pressure from Rams defensive tackle Braden Fiske. “I’ll just be real,” Rams coach Sean McVay said, “There’s nothing positive about it.” Really bad. For the first time in McVay’s eight seasons — a run that includes five playoff appearances, …

Vikings at the NFL Scouting Combine: What we’re hearing about their offseason plans
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Vikings at the NFL Scouting Combine: What we’re hearing about their offseason plans

New York Times  

INDIANAPOLIS — After a while, the days and nights at the NFL Scouting Combine blend together. Here’s what we heard about the Minnesota Vikings in Indianapolis, ranging from the future of quarterback Kirk Cousins to potential defensive upgrades this offseason: 1. Hiring McCown as quarterbacks coach is a multifaceted move In 2015, Josh McCown first met Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell …

Saints targeting 49ers assistant Klint Kubiak as next OC: Sources
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Saints targeting 49ers assistant Klint Kubiak as next OC: Sources

New York Times  

By Matt Barrows, Larry Holder, David Lombardi and Dianna Russini The New Orleans Saints are working to hire San Francisco 49ers passing game coordinator Klint Kubiak as the team’s next offensive coordinator, league sources confirmed Friday. Kubiak, who’s currently preparing for the 49ers’ Super Bowl matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs, interviewed for the Saints’ offensive coordinator opening last month. …

Rams receive what they need for playoff push: a healthy Cooper Kupp
1 year ago

Rams receive what they need for playoff push: a healthy Cooper Kupp

LA Times  

Rams receiver Cooper Kupp says he felt more healthy when running patterns against the Ravens last week. “There’s been weeks this year where for health or whatever reason, you know, that I feel like I haven’t been the player that I should be for this team,” Kupp said, “and that’s frustrating. “It certainly feels like I’m trending in that direction.” …

Cooper Kupp, Matthew Stafford look healthy in Rams practice ahead of Eagles game
1 year, 2 months ago

Cooper Kupp, Matthew Stafford look healthy in Rams practice ahead of Eagles game

LA Times  

The Rams are glad to be getting star receiver Cooper Kupp back on the practice field. Matthew Stafford on Wednesday threw passes to Cooper Kupp during a Rams practice for the first time since Kupp suffered the hamstring injury that landed him on injured reserve. McVay said Kupp would be listed as limited, but then suddenly channeled the movie “Anchorman” …

Updated plans for Rams’ Cooper Kupp: He will start practicing to return ... when?
1 year, 2 months ago

Updated plans for Rams’ Cooper Kupp: He will start practicing to return ... when?

LA Times  

Matthew Stafford and the Rams would love to get receiver Cooper Kupp, sidelined with a hamstring injury, back on the field. Star receiver Cooper Kupp’s possible return from injured reserve will begin next week when the 2021 NFL offensive player of the year begins practicing, Rams coach Sean McVay said Friday. ”He is practicing next week,” McVay said before Friday’s …

Rams star receiver Cooper Kupp will miss season opener; injured-reserve list next?
1 year, 3 months ago

Rams star receiver Cooper Kupp will miss season opener; injured-reserve list next?

LA Times  

Rams star receiver Cooper Kupp, who has been nursing a hamstring injury, will not play in the opener Sunday at Seattle, coach Sean McVay said Wednesday. We don’t have to make that decision quite yet.” Without Kupp, the Rams’ receiving corps could include Van Jefferson, Tutu Atwell and rookie Puka Nacua or Ben Skowronek as starters. “I’m really looking forward …

Rams’ offense sounds different with another LaFleur in coach Sean McVay’s ear
1 year, 3 months ago

Rams’ offense sounds different with another LaFleur in coach Sean McVay’s ear

LA Times  

Mike LaFleur and Sean McVay go way back. LaFleur, 36, is the younger brother of Green Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur — McVay’s first offensive coordinator with the Rams, who was never shy about challenging his boss. McVay hired LaFleur to replace Liam Coen, who left the Rams’ staff after one season to return as offensive coordinator and play-caller at …

Cooper Kupp leaves Rams practice with hamstring injury; Sean McVay unsure of severity
1 year, 4 months ago

Cooper Kupp leaves Rams practice with hamstring injury; Sean McVay unsure of severity

LA Times  

Cooper Kupp, Matthew Stafford and Aaron Donald are the pillars of the Rams. Coach Sean McVay said immediately after practice he did not know specifics about Kupp’s situation. “And obviously, we’re much better when he’s here and you hope he’s going to be OK.” Kupp, Stafford and Donald are the Rams’ highest paid-players. “As of right now, I don’t think …

Cooper Kupp, Matthew Stafford show they’ve regained form at Rams training camp
1 year, 4 months ago

Cooper Kupp, Matthew Stafford show they’ve regained form at Rams training camp

LA Times  

Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp hauls in a pass during Rams training camp at UCI in Irvine on Thursday. On Thursday, during the Rams’ second practice of training camp at UC Irvine, Kupp and Stafford looked as in concert as when they helped the Rams win Super Bowl LVI at SoFi Stadium. But after getting reacclimated during the Rams’ first …

Will the Rams’ new offense be influenced by 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan?
1 year, 10 months ago

Will the Rams’ new offense be influenced by 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan?

LA Times  

Mike LaFleur was the New York Jets’ offensive coordinator the last two seasons and worked with the San Francisco 49ers previously. LaFleur, who turns 36 next month, spent the last two seasons as the New York Jets’ offensive coordinator and play-caller, a relationship that ended after the team finished 7-10 under second-year coach Robert Saleh. The Rams’ staff also includes …

AP source: Bill O’Brien agrees to return as Patriots OC
1 year, 10 months ago

AP source: Bill O’Brien agrees to return as Patriots OC

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! O’Brien becomes the first official offensive coordinator Patriots coach Bill Belichick has hired since Josh McDaniels left following the 2021 season to take the Las Vegas Raiders coaching job. He also made Matt Patricia, an assistant with a long defensive pedigree, the Patriots’ primary offensive play-caller …

Rams planning to shut down wide receiver Cooper Kupp for rest of season
2 years ago

Rams planning to shut down wide receiver Cooper Kupp for rest of season

LA Times  

The Rams’ Cooper Kupp moves upfield Nov. 6 at Tampa Bay. Quarterback Baker Mayfield is on track to start the Rams’ last four games, but injured star wide receiver Cooper Kupp will not be catching any of Mayfield’s passes. “You won’t see Cooper this year,” McVay said during a videoconference with reporters, adding, “I would be hard-pressed to see any …

Patriots-Vikings pits Belichick vs. former player O’Connell
2 years ago

Patriots-Vikings pits Belichick vs. former player O’Connell

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — The first regular-season game Kevin O’Connell participated in during his fleeting NFL playing career came in late-game relief for New England in a rare lopsided loss. “I still have old notebooks with team meeting notes and things like that that are always great to go back and look through,” O’Connell said. “Based on the way the Vikings are …

Sean McVay's once-formidable Rams offense now a predictable mess
2 years, 2 months ago

Sean McVay's once-formidable Rams offense now a predictable mess

LA Times  

Coach Sean McVay watches in dismay as the San Francisco 49ers get the best of his Rams again. That predictability was the undoing of the Rams on Monday night at Levi’s Stadium in a 24-9 defeat to the San Francisco 49ers, who finished them off when Talanoa Hufanga leaped in front of a pass intended for Cooper Kupp and returned …

Is Liam Coen next Rams offensive coordinator who will become an NFL head coach?
2 years, 8 months ago

Is Liam Coen next Rams offensive coordinator who will become an NFL head coach?

LA Times  

Liam Coen smiles on the practice field during his time with the Rams as assistant quarterbacks coach. Three of coach Sean McVay’s former assistants on offense parlayed their success with the Rams into NFL head coach jobs. But Coen, a former Rams assistant who was Kentucky’s offensive coordinator last season, is aware that Green Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur, Cincinnati …

Sean McVay has grown up to be Rams' emotional center
2 years, 10 months ago

Sean McVay has grown up to be Rams' emotional center

LA Times  

It was so crazy. Rams coach Sean McVay makes his way onto the field before Super Bowl LVI against the Cincinnati Bengals at SoFi Stadium on Sunday. Rams coach Sean McVay leads cheers at the Coliseum on Wednesday as the team celebrates its Super Bowl win. “You guys hear me talk about competitive greatness until I’m blue in the face,” …

Will Sean McVay be back with Rams? Coach says: 'We'll see'
2 years, 10 months ago

Will Sean McVay be back with Rams? Coach says: 'We'll see'

LA Times  

Is the party already over? The Rams were only a handful of hours removed from a Super Bowl LVI celebration that extended into Monday morning when coach Sean McVay said two words with potentially alarming implications for their future: “We’ll see.” That was McVay’s response to The Los Angeles Times when asked whether he would return to coach the Rams …

Juggling act: Rams O’Connell game planning and looking ahead
2 years, 10 months ago

Juggling act: Rams O’Connell game planning and looking ahead

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Kevin O’Connell realizes there are going to be plenty of questions about his next steps after the Super Bowl. O’Connell is expected to become the Minnesota Vikings’ next head coach as soon as Feb. 14, the day after the Rams face the Cincinnati Bengals for the Vince Lombardi Trophy. We know that and we’re really trying to …

Rams offensive coordinator Kevin O’Connell has big job ahead before starting new job
2 years, 10 months ago

Rams offensive coordinator Kevin O’Connell has big job ahead before starting new job

LA Times  

Rams offensive coordinator Kevin O’Connell has been chosen to become head coach of the Minnesota Vikings after the Super Bowl. “I had lived in some cold places before coming back to California,” O’Connell, the Rams’ offensive coordinator said Friday during a videoconference with reporters. Rams offensive coordinator Kevin O’Connell, left, talks with Matthew Stafford and Odell Beckham Jr. Stafford said …

Broncos new coach brings Outten from Packers staff as his OC
2 years, 10 months ago

Broncos new coach brings Outten from Packers staff as his OC

Associated Press  

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — New Denver Broncos coach Nathaniel Hackett has hired former Packers tight ends coach Justin Outten as his offensive coordinator and former Broncos and Vikings assistant Klint Kubiak as his passing game coordinator and quarterbacks coach. Outten spent the last three seasons directing Green Bay’s productive tight end group, including Robert Tonyan, who had 52 catches for 586 …

QB connections for Rams’ Cooper Kupp started at Eastern Washington with SoCal star
2 years, 10 months ago

QB connections for Rams’ Cooper Kupp started at Eastern Washington with SoCal star

LA Times  

Eastern Washington wide receiver Cooper Kupp celebrates with fans after winning an NCAA football game against the Washington State in Pullman, Wash., in 2016. “Those guys had 24-hour access.” It explained why, during the 2013 and 2014 seasons in Cheney, Wash., a city of 12,000 tucked in rolling wheat fields south of Spokane, Eagles quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. received texts …

Column: New Rams, new Super Bowl, new QB, new chance at championship — but same scarred coach
2 years, 10 months ago

Column: New Rams, new Super Bowl, new QB, new chance at championship — but same scarred coach

LA Times  

Coach Sean McVay has made some questionable decisions during the playoffs, but his Rams keep winning. Sean McVay has yet to regain the aura that he lost three years ago when Bill Belichick flooded the line of scrimmage and shut down the previously high-scoring Rams’ offense in Super Bowl LIII. He’s aware of it.” Receiver Cooper Kupp has come through …

Cooper Kupp close to drawing Kobe and Tom Brady comparisons
3 years ago

Cooper Kupp close to drawing Kobe and Tom Brady comparisons

LA Times  

Rams receiver Cooper Kupp, right, celebrates with teammates after scoring the winning touchdown against the Seahawks in the fourth quarter. With nine receptions in the Rams’ 20-10 victory over the Seattle Seahawks on Tuesday night, Kupp now has 122 catches, three more than the previous franchise record established by Isaac Bruce. Rams receiver Cooper Kupp stiff-arms Seahawks cornerback Sidney Jones …

Cooper Kupp’s success opens up possibilities for other Rams receivers
3 years, 2 months ago

Cooper Kupp’s success opens up possibilities for other Rams receivers

LA Times  

Rams receiver Cooper Kupp dives for the end zone for a touchdown in front of Buccaneers cornerback Carlton Davis in the third quarter. Rams receiver Cooper Kupp is in his fifth season playing in coach Sean McVay’s offense. “So really appreciative for those guys and for the work we’re doing just as a team offensively.” Rams Matthew Stafford hears superlatives …

Sean McVay, Brandon Staley and their clashing football evolutions that could shape the direction of the NFL
3 years, 3 months ago

Sean McVay, Brandon Staley and their clashing football evolutions that could shape the direction of the NFL

New York Times  

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — A hawk could be spotted around the Rams’ training facility through the summer of 2020, and was even around as the team opened camp and practiced in person for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic closed the building in the spring of that year. “My initial reaction to it was ‘This is good shit’, to …

Another coach, Aaron Kromer, is leaving Sean McVay’s Rams staff
3 years, 10 months ago

Another coach, Aaron Kromer, is leaving Sean McVay’s Rams staff

LA Times  

Aaron Kromer, the Rams’ offensive line coach since 2017 and run-game coordinator since 2018, is leaving the team. Aaron Kromer, the Rams’ offensive line coach since 2017 and run-game coordinator since 2018, is no longer part of the coach Sean McVay’s staff, people with knowledge of the situation said Thursday. The New York Daily News was first to report Kromer’s …

Rams assistant QBs coach leaving to be Kentucky offensive coordinator
4 years ago

Rams assistant QBs coach leaving to be Kentucky offensive coordinator

LA Times  

Liam Coen, shown on the field before a game Nov. 1, has been on Rams coach Sean McVay’s staff for three seasons. Liam Coen, assistant quarterbacks coach for the Rams, will join the University of Kentucky staff as offensive coordinator, the school announced Tuesday. Coen, 34, has been a member of Rams coach Sean McVay’s staff for three seasons. The …

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