With the 2025 league year beginning in earnest, the Los Angeles Rams released Cooper Kupp. There'll be a strong bidding war for Kupp, and the Vikings appear to be right in the thick of it. Plus, Aaron Rodgers keeps trying to court the Vikings, but the Vikings aren't picking up. And we continue to track the transaction wire, with Harrison Smith's new contract, Javon Hargrave's official signing, a few other lower level adds, and a salary cap update.

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