{"id":34089,"date":"2025-02-14T08:25:22","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T08:25:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=34089"},"modified":"2025-02-14T08:25:22","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T08:25:22","slug":"trade-report-rumored-price-of-cooper-kupp-trade-leaves-the-cowboys-with-an-easy-decision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=34089","title":{"rendered":"Trade Report: Rumored price of Cooper Kupp trade leaves the Cowboys with an easy decision"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_212,w_5259,h_2958\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/129\/01jkxp6wr2maafcdse9q.jpg\" alt=\"NFC Divisional Playoffs: Los Angeles Rams v Philadelphia Eagles\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-content\">\n<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">The Dallas Cowboys have so many needs to address this offseason that we&#8217;re not even sure where they should start.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">Between wide receiver, running back, defensive tackle, cornerback and linebacker, the front office won&#8217;t be able to just rely on the draft to plug holes.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">After watching the Eagles dominate the Chiefs in Super Bowl 59, it would behoove Dallas to beef up their trenches on the defensive side of the ball.<\/p>\n<p class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">Re-signing Osa Odighizuwa should be the top priority and they would be smart to add a DT on top of that in the draft given how deep this year&#8217;s class is.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">As far as the offense is concerned,\u00a0Dak Prescott clearly wants\u00a0the team to sign a quality running back. While RB is a big need, wide receiver is arguably a bigger void.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">Luckily for Dallas, there is seemingly always multiple high-profile wideouts on the move each offseason. Longtime Rams star Cooper Kupp is one of them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">Despite his wishes to finish his career with the NFC West champs, the team informed Kupp he&#8217;ll be traded.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">Rumored price of Cooper Kupp trade leaves Cowboys with an easy decision<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">Multiple insiders have weighed in on Kupp&#8217;s expected trade value.<\/p>\n<p>ESPN&#8217;s Adam Schefter\u00a0likened Kupp&#8217;s value to that of former Chargers receiver Keenan Allen, who went for a fourth-round pick last offseason. Schefter anticipates Kupp will net a similar, if not identical, compensation.<\/p>\n<p>Steelers beat writer\u00a0Mike DeFabo of The Athletic\u00a0is also of the belief that Kupp will go for a fourth-round draft choice.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">If a fourth is the going rate for Kupp, Dallas should have the Rams on the phone yesterday. The one caveat, though, is the Cowboys don&#8217;t have a fourth-round pick this year.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\"><strong>Does that mean the Rams will try to squeeze third- and fifth-round picks out of Jerry Jones to split the difference? Does the lack of a fourth-rounder this year eliminate Dallas as a landing spot for Kupp altogether?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">It stands to reason Rams general manager Les Snead will likely want immediate returns trading a player of Kupp&#8217;s caliber.<\/p>\n<p class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">A 2026 fourth-round pick might not get the job done.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-11\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">While not ideal, that should not dissuade Dallas from gauging LA&#8217;s interest.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-12\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">Kupp might be on the wrong side of 30 and has missed 18 games over the last three seasons, but he is still a quality security blanket for any quarterback and has a great feel for the soft spots in zone coverage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">He also ranked in the 79% percentile in separation rate in 2024 so he clearly has something left in the tank.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-13\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">Health is obviously a major question with Kupp, but he&#8217;d be the Cowboys&#8217; best WR2 since Amari Cooper.<\/p>\n<p class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">They currently don&#8217;t have a legitimate threat behind CeeDee Lamb and might not have the roster flexibility to draft a receiver early.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-14\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">The Rams would likely eat some of Kupp&#8217;s salary to facilitate a trade as well. If the front office can negotiate a fair price for Kupp a trade should be a no-brainer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dallas Cowboys have so many needs to address this offseason that we&#8217;re not even sure where they should start. 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