Cooper Kupp, Jarran Reed <\/p>\n
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Two-time Super Bowl champ Cooper Kupp shared a glimpse at how he was convinced to join the Seattle SeahawksAfter leaving the Los Angeles Rams following eight seasons in 2024, the star wide receiver landed in SeattleThe Washington state native revealed that a DM from now-teammate Jarran Reed played a role in his new chapter<\/p>\n
Cooper Kupp<\/a> is winning the \u201cHow It started, how it\u2019s going\u201d trend.<\/p>\n In the wake of clinching Super Bowl LX<\/a>, the Seattle Seahawks wide receiver and Washington state native opened up his Instagram DMs to share a message about how his return to his home state came to pass.<\/p>\n In a post<\/a> on Tuesday, Feb. 10, Kupp shared a direct message he received from Seahawks defensive tackle Jarran Reed in March 2025.<\/p>\n \u201cBrooooo we would love you in Seattle my guy we are building something special over here,\u201d Reed, 33, wrote on March 13.<\/p>\n Kupp, 32, juxtaposed the screenshotted DM with a photo of himself hugging Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold<\/a> after winning Sunday\u2019s big game over the New England Patriots.<\/p>\n Cooper Kupp\/X<\/p>\n After spending the first eight years of his career with the Los Angeles Rams \u2014 and winning the Super Bowl and MVP honors in 2022 \u2014 Kupp was released last year when the team couldn\u2019t find a suitable trade.<\/p>\n One day after Reed sent his message, it was announced that Kupp signed a three-year, $45 million deal, according to ESPN<\/a>. But leaving L.A. was an emotional time for the Yakima, Wash. native.<\/p>\n “There was frustration early on around getting the buy-in from the people of LA,\u201d Kupp wrote in an Instagram post<\/a> about the team\u2019s return to the city after 20 years in St. Louis. \u201cBut we knew at the end of the day, it\u2019s about providing moments. Shared experiences. The things that parents and their children will talk about and remember forever.<\/p>\n He continued, “That is what makes the ending of these last eight years so difficult. It\u2019s the ending of something we have enjoyed building with you.”<\/p>\n He went on to thank the fans for their “shared moments,” and he showed gratitude toward the city “for welcoming my family with open arms and allowing us to grow here.”<\/p>\n The caption concluded, “Next chapter starts now. Best is yet to come.”<\/p>\n Read the original article on People<\/a><\/p>\n