Sean McVay, Les Snead, Matthew Stafford and Puka Nacua have all talked about the Los Angeles Rams’ plans to move on from Cooper Kupp this offseason. Now, Kupp is speaking out on his uncertain future, which is likely to end in him either being traded or cut by the team that drafted him in the third round eight years ago.

Kupp, who was told a month ago that the Rams plan to trade him, is still technically a member of the team. However, it’s not going to be that way much longer because the team is likely to part with him one way or another in the next few days.

In an interview with Sam Farmer of the LA Times, Kupp opened up about his impending split with the Rams, even sharing how his conversation with Sean McVay went when he was told of the team’s plans.

“I walked into Sean’s office and he said, ‘We’re going to trade you,’” Kupp said. “I asked if there were any other thoughts on ways to move forward, were there any other options to figure things out, and he said no, this is the way they wanted to go.”

More than a month after being informed of the Rams’ plans to trade him, Kupp is still waiting to learn his fate. While he’s understandably upset and angry about the decision – McVay even admitted he’d be “pissed off” too if he were Kupp – he’s not bitter about it.

Like every other player, he knows it’s a business and it sounds like he doesn’t want this decision to come in the way of his relationship with McVay.

“In that moment, I made the decision that I didn’t want this to be a bitter thing in terms of our ending there,” he said. “I try to keep it as positive as possible and just be forward thinking about how to walk out of there and be able to shake each other’s hands and move forward.

“We did that. And as time has gone on I’ve had to deal with all the frustration, anger, sadness, all these things that as a human you process. Having to say goodbye to people and know that that door is closed. That’s been tough to walk through as the weeks have gone by.”

Kupp acknowledges that he has input on where he might be traded, but he also knows that because the Rams “let it be known” that they plan to move him, “that limits things.” In other words, they don’t exactly have much leverage because teams can simply wait until the Rams release him, avoiding draft pick compensation to land the veteran receiver.

While he doesn’t appear to be holding any grudges over this decision, he says the Rams are doubting what he can still do as a receiver, just as he was doubted in high school, college and the NFL.

“This is just another chapter of the Rams doubting what I can be and who I can become, what I can do as a football player,” he said. “And in that same vein I’m like, I’ve been through this. I know how to navigate these waters. I’m excited to do it.”

Kupp is “so excited to be able to produce for another football team” and looks forward to his next chapter in the NFL, even if it does mean (potentially) moving to a new city or state and playing in front of a different fanbase than the one he’s been beloved by for eight years.