The hectic NFL free agency period came and went, and Odell Beckham Jr. still has not found a home in the NFL for the 2022 season. If it were up to Cooper Kupp, he would have Beckham return to the Los Angeles Rams for the upcoming campaign.
Kupp took some time on Thursday to speak on ESPN’s “First Take” program, where he noted that while he aspires to see Beckham re-sign with the reigning Super Bowl champions, he understands that there is plenty that would need to be “worked through.”
“What he was able to do coming into this offense, learning it and then being able to go out and execute the way he did was absolutely incredible,” Kupp said. “But just as a person, as a teammate, how he was in our building, I would absolutely love nothing more than to just be able to have him come back and be a part of what we’re building here.
“I talk to him daily, being able to keep up with him. … There’s a lot of stuff that has to be worked through because of how terrible the unfortunate situation where he was gonna have an unbelievable game that Super Bowl, the way things were trending and the way the Bengals were playing us, the game plan we had in for him to be able to go off that game. … But would absolutely love to have him back.”
When the Rams signed wideout Allen Robinson to a multiyear free agent deal in March, much attention turned to whether this agreement would put an end to a possible reunion between Beckham and the NFC West powerhouse. However, one report after the signing did note that the move does not count out the possibility of such a deal coming to fruition.
Beckham has opened up about his desire to stay put with the Rams, although he did note last month that he “just can’t play for free.”
The veteran wideout shined during his half-season run with the Rams in the 2021 campaign, which included hauling in a receiving touchdown in Super Bowl 56 against the Cincinnati Bengals. His status for the opening half of the upcoming season is still up in the air due to the torn ACL injury suffered in the Super Bowl win.
