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from His Grace Magazine
by His Grace
Page 14 His Grace Magazine! October 2021
Copper Kupp, Rams WR
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Copper Kupp relies on his faith in Jesus as he turns in a fantastic performance
NFL wide receiver Cooper Kupp, who plays for the Los Angeles Rams, had a great game as he caught nine passes for 163 yards. Cooper also had two touchdowns as he helped the Rams beat the Indianapolis Colts at Lucas Oil Stadium with a 27-24 win.
The 28 year old wide receiver became the first Rams player to have a touchdown and at least 100 receiving yards in his first two games this season.
At a game press conference, Cooper said that the players truly trust each other to go out on the field and give it their all. He said, "I have a belief in myself and what I can do. I trust in what coach believes in me, what the guys in the receiving room trust that I'll be able to do. They're trusting me to be able to play for them and make sure that I'm executing my job. I want to execute my job to the best of my ability and just prepare myself to be able to do that."
Cooper was asked about all the pressure that comes while playing the game of football and performing at a high level. He then talked about his faith in Jesus Christ and referred to the scripture of Proverbs 16:9. He said, "Today the verse that was on my mind was, 'The heart of man chooses his path but the Lord establishes his steps.' It just gave me so much freedom to go out there and play free, give everything I had and know the results rest in Him." Cooper also said, "It really came down to playing free, playing this game. We have this passion, this belief, this gift that we've been given and I just feel like as a group of guys going out there, we were able to play free."
Cooper Kupp is now playing in his fifth season in the NFL with the Los Angeles Rams and he says that his faith is playing key role all through his career, particularly since he tore his ACL in 2008. He said, "I needed God in 2019. I needed to trust in what my faith was. Just my wife and son, being able to push me through this, teammates, the coaching staff, training staff, strength staff. I just had a team around me that encouraged me. It really showed me how important it was to have the people that God has really placed in my life." Cooper is so thankful for all the amazing support system that he has in his life, but he said that God will always be his only source of hope and healing that he will always need. "At the very basic levels of my life, as a husband, as a father, as a football player, knowing how much of a failure I am at these things, if it wasn't for my faith, if it wasn't for knowing that Christ has told me who I am in His eyes and know that how far short I fall in all these things, that He's bridged every gap and that He's called me to even greater things."
