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The Rams won’t have Cooper Kupp in the lineup Sunday.

Los Angeles head coach Sean McVay has ruled out the wide receiver for the team’s Week 1 game Sunday at Seattle, he told reporters Wednesday.

“[Kupp] wants to be out there with his teammates, and he puts so much into it,” McVay said. “It’s so unfortunate. It’s been frustrating.”

McVay said the Rams haven’t ruled out placing Kupp on injured reserve because of his ongoing hamstring injury but said the team hasn’t decided on that just yet.

“Really not much more information,” McVay said. “Just dealing with some soft-tissue stuff, just trying to get him to feel back to normal.

“When that ends up occurring, we’ll have him back, but in the meantime, he will not be playing for us.”

Kupp struggled during training camp with hamstring problems and was in Minnesota last weekend visiting “a noted body specialist to further understand his hamstring issue,” NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported.

Health problems are nothing new for the 30-year-old Kupp, who missed the final eight games of the 2022 season with a high-ankle sprain.


  Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp won’t play Sunday against the Seahawks. Getty Images Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp won’t play Sunday against the Seahawks. Getty Images

However, the year before that Kupp won the triple crown of receiving, leading the league in receptions (145), receiving yards (1,947) and touchdown receptions (16).

Kupp capped his historic 2021 campaign by earning Super Bowl LVI MVP honors as the Rams beat the Cincinnati Bengals, 23-20.

He pulled down eight receptions for 92 yards and a pair of touchdowns, including the game-winner with 1:25 left in the fourth quarter.


  Cooper Kupp could end up on injured reserve. Getty Images Cooper Kupp could end up on injured reserve. Getty Images

But Kupp will be a spectator Sunday when the Rams visit the Seahawks for an NFC West showdown — and potentially longer.

— With AP

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