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His Grace Magazine!
February 2022
The Kupps Glorify Jesus
After winning the Super Bowl, the Kupps have Prayed to have a chance to Glorify Jesus
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nna Marie Kupp, is the wife of Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp, has put their Christian faith up front for all to see the week before the Super Bowl as the couple hugged on the field after the Rams beat the San Francisco 49ers during the NFC Championship game at SoFi Stadium. Anna Marie said, "This moment, these moments!!! Thanking God for every one of them. We have prayed for a season to glorify our Savior Jesus Christ and you are doing just that my lovey @ copperkupp. SURREAL!!" Anna wrote on her Instagram bio, describing herself as a "Child of the King. Football Wifey." Before the playoffs started, Cooper had become the fourth player in NFL history to become a triple crown winner with 145 receptions, 1,947 receiving yards,
and 16 receiving touchdowns, which were all lead in the NFL by wide receivers. Cooper has also helped his team with outstanding catches and touchdowns to win all their playoff games, sending them to the Super Bowl. Cooper had said that if it wasn't for his wife, Anna, he is pretty sure he wouldn't be playing right now in the NFL. Cooper and Anna, who met in high school, have depended on each other and their Christian faith since Cooper began his football career. Cooper said, "We just were so aligned in terms of what our goals were and what
we wanted to do moving forward and what we wanted to be about as a couple, and the belief that football was the community, the place that I was supposed to be, that we were supposed to be, and that's where God placed us." While the Kupps went to Eastern Washington University, Anna worked at a restaurant, which helped pay their expenses as they went through college. Cooper had become really tired from working at his job and trying to play his best at football. Anna said," I supported us monetarily through college. I was working full time so that
he didn't have to worry about that so he could focus." Cooper shows his appreciation for Anna for pushing him to work really hard. He said, "Without a doubt, there's no doubt in my mind, not only would I not be here where I am today without her or accomplishing the things that I would be doing, I really believe I may not be in this, I may not be in the NFL if it wasn't for her and what she has imspired in me and pushed me to do." Cooper and the Los Angeles Rams won the Super Bowl by beating the Cinncinnati Bengles 23-20. It has been truly a magical season for Cooper. He won the Triple Crown; he also won the Super Bowl MVP. Jerry Rice is the only Wide Reciever in the NFL history to win all of those awards in his carreer, but Cooper did all of that in a single season.
