Seahawks Sign WR Cooper Kupp: A $45M Deal Analyzed

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00:00You pay Cooper Cup, three-year, $45 million deal for a cup to stay within the NFC West.

00:06He heads back to the state of Washington where he played his college football at Eastern

00:11Washington University.

00:13What do you make of the move by the Seahawks to sign Cooper Cup to a three-year, $45 million

00:17deal?

00:18I want to say I like it, but to me it actually doesn't make all that much sense.

00:21You take a look at D.K.

00:22Metcalf, who was on the team last year, they traded away.

00:24Big hulking speedster, dominant wide receiver on the outside.

00:28The wily veteran that you also had in Lockheed.

00:30And then you also had a young wide receiver in Jackson, Smith, and Jigba.

00:32Boy, the three of those guys work in tandem together.

00:34So now you're left with Jackson, Smith, and Jigba, and you say we've got to add some talent.

00:38Cooper Cup's the talent?

00:39Like, Jackson, Smith, and Jigba played a lot out of the slot last year.

00:42Cooper Cup's going to be the outside wide receiver at this point now?

00:45And also understand this, you didn't sign him on like a vet minimum or a one-year, $5

00:50million prove it deal.

00:51You take a look at that number, three years and $45 million, as if he's still an upper

00:54echelon wide receiver.

00:56Can he get back to the ways that he was maybe two to three years ago?

00:59Could be.

01:00But in the NFL, time doesn't go backwards.

01:02It moves forward at this point.

01:03And you are looking at a guy playing in an organization where he was one of the best

01:07in football.

01:08And that organization, at the end of it goes, we're not even going to design plays for you

01:12at all.

01:13And good luck.

01:14We're cutting you in the future here.