The Rams and the the Chiefs discussed Cooper Kupp, but the Super Bowl champs needed to trade with a team that was willing to take on a large chunk of the salary and didn’t want to give up high picks. Tennessee is the team willing to play ball.

The Kansas City Chiefs have found the star receiver they’ve been looking for, but it’s not Cooper Kupp. While some believed the Chiefs would be a perfect suitor for Kupp after reports surfaced of the Rams shopping him, they went in a different direction by acquiring DeAndre Hopkins from the Tennessee Titans on Wednesday morning.

Before the Kansas City Chiefs traded for receiver DeAndre Hopkins on Wednesday morning, the team was in discussions with the Los Angeles Rams about acquiring Cooper Kupp. However, any trade talks failed amongst the Chiefs and the Rams because of Kupp's salary,