The Dallas Cowboys reportedly landed a significant coaching addition on Sunday, hiring Oregon’s co-offensive coordinator/wide receivers coach Junior Adams away from Dan Lanning and the Ducks.

Adams is set to become the Cowboys’ new WRs coach, joining head coach Brian Schottenheimer’s first staff.

Adams coached several notable wide receiver names during his career as a collegiate assistant, including Los Angeles Rams WR Cooper Kupp. Adams recruited Kupp to Eastern Washington in 2013, and the two share a great deal of mutual respect.

Kupp, the 2021 Triple-Crown winner and MVP of Super Bowl LVI, has praised Adams’ coaching on several occasions. “It wasn’t about winning the route. It was about doing it the right way,” Kupp said. “[Adams] lives in the world of being process-driven over results-driven. It’s not about just getting open and making a play and scoring a touchdown.

To be consistent, you have to have the process down and do that over and over and over again. “He’s going to make sure you have the tools to do that.

I think that’s one of the biggest things that I’ve learned from him, just that the result isn’t always as important as the way you got there.” Cooper Kupp talking about #Cowboys newest wide receivers coach Junior Adams during their time at EWU: “It wasn’t about winning the route.

It was about doing it the right way,” Kupp said. “(Adams) lives in the world of being process-driven over results-driven. It’s not about just… pic.twitter.com/pLPPJBFn8h — Brandon Loree (@Brandoniswrite) February 9, 2025 New | The Dallas Cowboys have a lot of wide receivers in need of development. So why not hire a college coach who’s known for it? Story on the Cowboys hiring Oregon WR coach Junior Adams.

Someone Cooper Kupp called “the best there is.”https://t.co/KJT3W8V2K4pic.twitter.com/POlJ75toFh — Joseph Hoyt (@JoeJHoyt) February 9, 2025 Earlier this month, Kupp released a public statement declaring the Rams’ intentions to trade him this offseason.

“I was informed that the team will be seeking a trade immediately and will be working with me and my family to find the right place to continue competing for championships,” Kupp wrote.

With Adams now on his way to Dallas, the Kupp-to-Cowboys rumors are beginning to heat up. “Cooper Kupp to Dallas! Write it down,” one fan wrote. “Kupp to Dallas?” another asked.

“Bring Kupp home coach,” another added. “Tez Johnson, Cooper Kupp, and Cee Dee Lamb. Wow,” another said. The word from an Oregon source on new Cowboys WR coach Junior Adams: a great developer who will get the most out of his WRs.

He’s helped develop Cooper Kupp, Cedrick Wilson, Rome Odunze, Jalen McMillan, Troy Frankly, Tez Johnson and more.

This quote from Kupp was telling. pic.twitter.com/bLUCQiWyI7 — Joseph Hoyt (@JoeJHoyt) February 9, 2025 Kupp finished his 2024 NFL season with 67 catches for 710 yards and six touchdowns through 12 game appearances.

The 31-year-old veteran could be an excellent addition for the Cowboys, who are in desperate need of a reliable WR2 behind CeeDee Lamb.