Seattle swooped in to add him following his March 12 release, introducing a veteran presence to a wide receiver room that just lost two longtime contributors.
Kupp’s signing continues the Seahawks’ complete offensive overhaul this offseason.
The team released wideout Tyler Lockett on March 5, and four days later traded DK Metcalf to the Pittsburgh Steelers. That left Jaxon Smith-Njigba, a breakout star, as the team’s top WR.
Much like Kupp, Smith-Nijgba can find open space on short and intermediate routes at will and move the chains, while the 6-foot-4 Jake Bobo and speedy signing Marquez Valdes-Scantling currently make up Seattle’s bigger-play threats.
They’ll all be catching passes from new quarterback Sam Darnold, replacement for Geno Smith, who was traded to the Las Vegas Raiders.
The flurry of moves will make for a much different receiving corps in the Emerald City, but for Kupp, at least, there’s familiarity.
Although L.A. has been home for eight years, the 31-year-old grew up in Washington and attended school at Eastern Washington.
He’s headed back there now, where he can face his old team two times a year as the squads fight it out for divisional supremacy.