Cooper Kupp had been receiving messages from an NFL legend for years, and he had no idea. The Rams receiver never took time to respond to the texts, nor did he make an effort to discover who the mystery contact was.
In November 2021, Kupp revealed that it had finally clicked for him. He realized that the messages were coming from Peyton Manning. It all began when Kupp received a text featuring a picture of him and Manning together.
“I got a message from a random number with a picture of him and I back at the Manning Passing Academy,” Kupp said, per the NFL’s Instagram. “And I was like, ‘That’s so weird. Who would have this picture?’”
“I look back through the messages and they all line up with certain events where we’d seen each other,” Kupp said. “So I think I’ve been ghosting Peyton Manning for my entire NFL career.”
Kupp didn’t clarify whether he finally texted Manning back upon making that realization. However, he did respond to it on Twitter.
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Kupp put together one of the best seasons for a receiver in NFL history during the 2021 NFL campaign and 2022 playoffs. He totaled 2,425 receiving yards and 22 receiving touchdowns during his 21 games played.
