In the midst of his sporting crisis, Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Rams have to cope with bad news. Cooper Kupp, MVP in the triumph over Cincinnati earlier this year, has suffered a syndesmosis tear and needs surgery.
Kupp (29) suffered the injury on Sunday (local time) in the game against the Arizona Cardinals (17:27). The Rams conceded their sixth loss in ninth game of the season and are bottom in the NFC West. Kupp was placed on the injured reserve list and will miss at least four games.
“Of course you can never, ever replace a player like Cooper Kupp,” said Rams head coach Sean McVay. “But now we have to see that we work out the strengths of the guys who are going to play.”
The wide receiver played a key role in the victory over the Cincinnati Bengals (23:20) in Super Bowl LVI. Kupp got two touchdowns at Inglewood, one with 85 seconds remaining.