Cooper Kupp told Aaron Donald: You're not allowed to unretire

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Talk that Aaron Donald could come out of retirement and return to the Rams had Seahawks wide receiver Cooper Kupp reaching out to Donald directly, and telling him not to do it. Kupp told Rich Eisen that he reached out to Donald and told him he needs to stay retired. "I already texted him and told him he's not allowed. So we're good," Kupp joked. "I texted Aaron and said, 'Don't even think about it.' I left it at that, so we're good. I'm not worried about it. I already nipped it in the bud. No one has to worry." Kupp said the Seahawks know they're going to have their hands full this season with the players already on the Rams, and an already tough defense adding Donald is something Kupp does not want to see. "I don't know what's gonna happen. I love Aaron. He's such a good football player, great dude.I loved taking the field with him in L.A. I don't know what's going to happen. That would be crazy. He's a very, very good football player. I don't care how old he is, how long he's not played, Aaron Donald is Aaron Donald. But it doesn't matter because I told him he can't." Kupp and Donald were teammates on the Rams from 2017 to 2023. Kupp has never played against Donald, and wants to keep it that way.