Cooper Kupp, a wide receiver for the Los Angeles Rams, encountered a setback while recovering from a hamstring injury and is now from day-to-day, according to head coach Sean McVay.
“I think we just take it a day at a time right now,” McVay said. “We want to be able to get him back right. We’re obviously a much better team when he’s available.”
Kupp, who initially suffered the injury on August 1, recently resumed working out with the Rams, claiming he would be ready for the team’s Sept. 10 game against the Seattle Seahawks.
When questioned about Kupp’s availability for the debut on Thursday, McVay was evasive.
“There’s a difference between return to play and return to performance,” McVay said. “We want return to performance for Cooper Kupp. We know how special a player, special of a person, and so we want to make sure we are smart with that and getting him back to feeling like the Cooper Kupp we all know and that he’s able to play the way that he’s capable of, whenever that is. Whether that is Sept. 10th or not, we’ll continue to monitor that and control what we can control.”
Despite missing the final eight games of 2022 due to a high ankle injury, Kupp, the Super Bowl LVI MVP, finished the season with 75 receptions for 812 yards and six touchdowns.
He earned the Triple Crown of Receiving in the NFL the previous season, leading the league in catches (145), receiving yards (1,947), and touchdowns (16).
