Cooper Kupp

ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports there “currently are no plans” for the Rams to place Coopper Kupp (ankle) on injured reserve.

Kupp suffered an ankle injury and is expected to miss an extended period of time. Sean McVay told reporters earlier this week that Kupp was a candidate to go on injured reserve. Not placing him on injured reserve suggests he has a shot at returning sooner than the minimum of four weeks players are required to stay on IR. As The Athletic’s Jourdan Rodrigue points out, there is also a limited number of times a team can designate a player to return from the reserve list. The Rams have already had several long-term injuries and may not want to use one of their designations on Kupp, whether or not he is expected to return within four games. For now, Demarcus Robinson is Matthew Stafford’s top wideout. He should be rostered in all fantasy formats and projects for WR3 numbers in Week 3.