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Cameron DaSilva

Cooper Kupp ruled out vs. Seahawks on Sunday, could potentially go on IR

Sean McVay spoke with reporters on Wednesday and provided a much-anticipated update on Cooper Kupp, who’s currently dealing with a hamstring injury. McVay said that Kupp will not practice Wednesday and he’s been ruled out for Sunday’s game against the Seahawks.

Additionally, McVay said “there’s a possibility” that Kupp could land on injured reserve, which would sideline him for at least four games.

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“We’ll look into that. We want to just be able to give him a little bit of time. We don’t have to make that decision quite yet, but there’s a possibility of that,” McVay said of Kupp possibly going on IR.

He added that Kupp’s timetable to return could be anywhere from “a couple weeks” to the four-plus required if he’s placed on injured reserve, so there’s a decent chance Kupp will miss Week 2 even if he isn’t placed on IR by Saturday.

Kupp originally suffered his hamstring injury on Aug. 1 and was sidelined for three weeks before suffering a setback in practice last week. The Rams sent him to see a specialist in Minnesota, hoping to gain some clarity on the injury, believing he should have recovered from it by now.

McVay admitted it’s been a tough situation for Kupp, who wants to be on the field with his teammates so badly.

“It’s been unfortunate. It’s been frustrating,” McVay said. “But I do think he’s done an excellent job being able to control what he can control. I think the biggest thing is let’s implement a plan, let’s hopefully start feeling back to normal and being able to slowly and steadily progress him back. But it’s been a really unique situation, to say the least.”

In Kupp’s place, the Rams will need Van Jefferson, Puka Nacua and Tutu Atwell to step up, along with Ben Skowronek and Demarcus Robinson.

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