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

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Lorenzo J Reyna, ClutchPoints

Mon, Jan 26, 2026 ·

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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.

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.