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The Rams activated WR Cooper Kupp from injured reserve Saturday.

Kupp will play Sunday against the Eagles after missing the first four games of the season while on injured reserve with a lingering hamstring injury. Kupp immediately shoots into the top ten on our wide receiver board this week, giving the Rams two strong options with Puka Nacua having his strong start to his career. The Rams offense looks to have plenty of juice again.

WR Cooper Kupp is expected to play against the Eagles barring any setbacks, per sources. The Rams are being cautious, keeping him on a count at practice. I'm told he's felt good enough to extend for the football, even making a one-handed grab.

Related Players: Puka Nacua, Tutu Atwell

Kupp has been back at practice this week and figures to be playing a majority of snaps in Week 5. After how well Nacua has performed, we should still keep him on fantasy radars, while Atwell will be a very difficult player to start as the WR3 behind two target hogs.

WR Cooper Kupp is pushing to play against the Eagles. The Rams, of course, want to use Kupp on those deep over routes and will test it out to see if he can get close to max speed. The better news is I'm told the injury was not as serious (in terms of long term) as initially feared.

Related Players: Puka Nacua, Tutu Atwell

If the team is concerned about how he can run specific routes, this still feels early, but Kupp has surprised us before. It would be hard to keep him on the bench if he is active, but this will assuredly cut into Nacua's record-breaking pace as the best fantasy story of the young season.

Geno Smith looked to be a bit limited upon returning and was moving gingerly on the knee. But he insists it's nothing major.

"I'm fine. I'm fine. God is good," he said.

Related players: Drew Lock

Smith missed two drives late in the second half, one was a touchdown which was led by Lock. Smith returned in the second half. The Seahawks have a bye in Week 5 so Smith will have some extra time to rest up for Week 6.

Sean McVay said Cooper Kupp will start practicing next week, indicating the team will open the 21-day window to activate him off of IR.

It could still be a few weeks, but it's worth putting on your radar now, as his return will almost assuredly result in a huge dip in production for Puka Nacua and Tutu Atwell.

A game against the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday is the last one that Rams star receiver Cooper Kupp is mandated to sit out because he is on injured reserve. But there is no guarantee that Kupp will return from his hamstring injury for the Oct. 8 game against the Philadelphia Eagles. Coach Sean McVay said Wednesday it is “the hope” that Kupp will play against the Eagles but stopped short of proclaiming it a done deal.

Related Players: Puka Nacua, Tutu Atwell, Van Jefferson

The 2021 NFL offensive player of the year suffered a season-ending ankle injury last year. Early in training camp, he suffered the hamstring injury that caused him to be placed on injured reserve.

It sounds as if the team will shoot for next week, but there is no guarantee on when he could return. Week 6 vs. the Arizona Cardinals feels the most likely.

Packers’ RB Aaron Jones is back at practice today after missing last week’s game due to a hamstring injury.

Related Players: A.J. Dillon, Emanuel Wilson

Dillon performed fine in his Week 2 spot start, accruing 63 total yards, but it did take him 16 touches to get there. The Packers are once again dealing with offensive line injuries, but Jones should slide right back into a high-end RB2 role if he is fully healthy ahead of Week 3's matchup against the Saints.

The Rams had not just one, but two receivers with more than 100 receiving yards on Sunday. Tutu Atwell set career highs with six catches for 119 yards, and rookie fifth-round pick Puka Nacua’s 10 catches for 119 yards were the most receiving yards in a rookie debut in team history.

And although fourth-year receiver Van Jefferson finished with just four catches for 24 yards, McVay said after the game that the receiver “is going to continue to be a big part of this as well.” Unlike last season when Jefferson was out with a knee injury, where defenses knew Kupp was Stafford’s most likely target, the Rams had multiple successful options.

Related players: Cooper Kupp, Matthew Stafford

The story said the depth at WR is one reason the team has a chance to survive without Kupp in the lineup, for at least the next three weeks. Another reason is the health of QB Stafford, who ended up not throwing for a touchdown but did have over 300 yards passing in the surprise win over Seattle. Atwell and Nacua will likely be waiver wire targets this week in your league, and along with Jefferson, are certainly worth looks if you're in need at the WR position.

The Rams trailed 13-7 at halftime, but they scored the final 23 points of the game with wide receivers Tutu Atwell and Puka Nacua playing a major role. Each of them posted 119 receiving yards as part of a big return to action for quarterback Matthew Stafford and head coach Sean McVay showered both wideouts with praise in his postgame comments.

Related players: Cooper Kupp

Atwell and Nacua are probably most known around dynasty communities, especially Nacua who garnered some attention this offseason when he was being used in a similar way to Deebo Samuel, and getting touches out of the backfield as well. Both players will likely get some attention this week on waiver wires after their Week 1 performances. With Kupp out of action for at least three more weeks, Atwell and Nacua could continue to get targets and touches.