SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — While Cooper Kupp donned a T-shirt Thursday in vehement support of quarterback Sam Darnold, the veteran wide receiver simultaneously…
While Cooper Kupp donned a T-shirt Thursday in vehement support of quarterback Sam Darnold, the veteran wide receiver simultaneously received heaps of praise from his teammates.
Four years removed from the most productive season of his career, Kupp will become the sixth player in NFL history to win a Super Bowl MVP, and then play in the Super Bowl with another team when he and the Seahawks square off with the New England Patriots on Sunday.
Unlike was the case in his prosperous 2021 season, Kupp didn’t win the AP Offensive Player of the Year award, nor the receiving triple crown in 2025.
But, Kupp endeared himself to teammates like Dareke Young during the veteran wideout’s first season with the Seahawks after eight exemplary ones with the Los Angeles Rams. Young has been most impressed with Kupp’s unselfishness while Jaxon Smith-Njigba led the NFL in receiving yards.
“He won a Triple Crown, and then he comes and he’s wide receiver No. 2,” Young said. “Some receivers might not like that. But, you can’t tell if it upsets him or not. … that’s just a guy that you aspire to be like, that’s just team first.”
It isn’t just the way Kupp, 32, has embraced a secondary role that has stood out most to Young and others. Rather, it’s how Kupp has led by example in myriad ways, which in the build-up to Super Bowl unsurprisingly deals with his preparation.
“You got to go through your process,” Kupp said. “And right now, it’s about handling our business.
