THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. – Los Angeles Rams star receiver Cooper Kupp suffered a “setback” in his recovery from a hamstring injury, coach Sean McVay announced Thursday.
Kupp hurt his hamstring a few days into training camp earlier this month. Last week he returned to practice, including joint practices in Denver against the Broncos.
“He got a little muscle strain,” McVay said. “So we’re kind of taking it day by day with him. …I would probably call it a setback, I think it’s fair to say.”
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Kupp, 30, also suffered a season-ending ankle sprain last year that required surgery. He missed spring OTAs, but said that was because he was spending time with his wife Anna as they welcomed a new baby. Kupp began training camp normally but pulled up during individual red zone drills after feeling a “tug” in his hamstring.
He is quarterback Matthew Stafford’s favorite receiving target, accounting for over 1/3 of the Rams’ target share in 2022 before his ankle injury.
“I think we just take it a day at a time right now, we’ll see,” McVay said. “We want to be able to get him back right. We’re obviously a much better team when he’s…
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