Cooper Kupp grabs attention with Puka Nacua moment after NFC title game

The Seattle Seahawks swooped up Cooper Kupp following his stunning release from the Los Angeles Rams. He later watched his WR1 replacement Puka Nacua deliver a valiant effort in the NFC Championship game.

But Kupp landed on the winning side in the end, as Seattle escaped 31-27 at Lumen Field. Yet the two former teammates grabbed attention after the game.

Cooper Kupp is going back to the Super Bowl after a battle against the Rams. pic.twitter.com/m1lIQXYxpd

— NFL (@NFL) January 26, 2026

The two shared a long embrace as the confetti started to fall inside the venue. Their hug showed the mutual respect remains — even though Nacua immediately became the top target for Matthew Stafford in the end.

Cooper Kupp taking fellow ex-Rams teammate to Super Bowl with Seahawks

As for Kupp, he’s not the only ex-Rams star to make it back to the big game.

He won Super Bowl LVI alongside then-rookie linebacker Ernest Jones — who became the top inside linebacker for that run.

Much like Kupp, the former third rounder got ousted. L.A. traded its rising star ILB to the Tennessee Titans in a money-saving move in 2023. However, his Nashville stay became short-lived.

Jones got traded again but to the Seahawks before the 2024 season midseason trade deadline. He finally landed the big money contract he grinded for in March 2025: Three years for $33 million.

The 26-year-old rose as the top ball-hawk with five interceptions. He piled six solo stops against the first team that dealt him away.

Kupp, meanwhile, took more of a backseat to Jaxson Smith-Njigba…catching just four passes for 36 yards. But Kupp gets a chance to earn a second Super Bowl ring — this time for the team he grew up near while in Yakima, Wa.

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