In the century-long history of the NFL, a wide receiver has never won the league's Most Valuable Player Award (MVP.) There have actually been more kickers to win the MVP award than there have been wide receivers and that's not going to fly around here. While kickers might be people too, they are not more important than a wide receiver to a team in any context. They get 4-5 times per game at max to impact the score. A wide receiver can affect the game on every single offensive play with his catching, blocking, and route running. In this article, I will break down the three biggest reasons why Los Angeles Rams superstar receiver Cooper Kupp should be the 2021 NFL MVP and not Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers AKA “Mr. Covid-Toe.”

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Three reasons why Rams WR Cooper Kupp is the 2021 MVP

3. He is the Fantasy Football MVP

When fantasy football managers all summer long were passing on Cooper Kupp, Rams fans were just sitting back and collecting him in the middle rounds and have reaped the benefits. In 16 games so far this season, Kupp has 138 catches, 1,829 receiving yards, and 15 touchdowns–all first in the NFL. He is also in range to break the all-time single-season receptions and receiving yards records but we won't count that towards his candidacy because he has had the benefit of the 17th game on the Rams' schedule while the previous record holders either had 16 or 14 games played. Still, the numbers are astronomical and they speak for themselves; they are saying one thing, three words, shortened to three letters as an easy acronym….M….V…P!

2. He is having one of the greatest seasons for a WR of all-time

As mentioned earlier, Kupp is on pace to set a few records on sheer volume… but he is also getting up there on the average records as well, which would be even more impressive. He is on pace for the tenth most receiving yards per game in NFL history, and he is averaging the second most catches per game in any season of all-time. Kupp also is having a better overall season than any of the predecessors that could have claimed the best-receiving season of all time before him.

Those two were San Francisco 49ers wideout Jerry Rice's 1995 season and Detroit Lions receiver Calvin Johnson's 2012 season.

In Rice's, he had 1,848 yards and 15 touchdowns in 16 games but that came with just 122 receptions (compared to 138 for Kupp) and therefore way fewer first downs for his team. Kupp has 15 touchdowns through 16 games to go along with 1,829 yards and the aforementioned 138 catches. As for Johnson, he may have the most yards of any season of all-time (1,964), but he trailed Kupp by 16 catches–just like Rice–and came away with just six touchdowns for the season.

1. He is not a smug, arrogant anti-vaxxer

This one may seem like it's a little bit of an off-the-wall statement to make, but it cannot be understated. The current “favorite” to win the NFL MVP award is Rodgers, who cost his team a game earlier this season when he tested positive for COVID-19. That wouldn't be that bad, except for the fact that Rodgers, as you probably heard by now, lied to the general public in an attempt to skimp through the NFL's COVID-19 protocols by saying he was “immunized” against COVID when in reality he had only taken advice–and horse medicine–from a former reality tv host. That is not an MVP, that is a liability–one that just happens to be good at football– and to be completely honest, he should be this good considering he is set up with one of the best coaches, running games, and wide receivers in football.

Kupp for MVP.