Report: Cooper Kupp's agility scores are better than before ACL tear
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Cameron DaSilva
The Los Angeles Rams didn’t make many key additions on offense this offseason, but welcoming back Cooper Kupp to the starting lineup will be as big as any signing they could’ve made.
Kupp missed eight games last season, as well as the Rams’ playoff run, after tearing his ACL in November. It was a devastating injury for the second-year receiver and the offense as a whole, causing Jared Goff to struggle a bit.
Remarkably, Kupp has been participating in practice all offseason and has had almost no limitations in camp. If the Rams were to play a game tomorrow, he’d absolutely be out there running his normal route tree.
According to Jay Glazer of The Athletic, Kupp is even quicker and more agile than he was before tearing his ACL. Glazer wrote this about Kupp in his mailbag:
I wrote about it two or three weeks ago, it’s ridiculous. I think he’s always grinded so hard and he’s always pushed himself so much, his body finally got a chance to rest. With that rest, he was able to respond in a way where he’s faster. All his test scores, coming out of his breaks, agility, quickness, every test timed better than it was before he tore his ACL. It’s incredible.
Some players do come back stronger and faster after suffering an injury such as a torn ACL. Kupp has worked tirelessly to rehab his knee and get his body stronger, to the point where he might be in better shape now that he was this time last year.
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If that’s the case, Kupp could be in for a big third season in the NFL.
