The receiver is no longer on the Rams roster, but he could play against his former team at least twice next season after agreeing to terms with Seattle.

More often, it doesn’t. More often, an ending is a hard thing. A one-sided thing, as Los Angeles Rams longtime star receiver Cooper Kupp has made clear over the last several weeks as the team worked with his representatives to first trade him, then ultimately released him Wednesday as the new league year began.

Cooper Kupp is staying in the NFC West but heading north. The ex-Rams star is signing a three-year contract worth $45 million with the Seahawks, according to multiple reports. Kupp is a Yakima, Wash., native who attended Eastern Washington, so this move is a homecoming for the 2021 All-Pro wideout.