Editor's note: A version of this story first published on Jan. 21 ahead of the Rams' divisional playoff meeting with the Buccaneers. It has been updated in advance of Super Bowl LVI.
LOS ANGELES -- Wednesday nights featured dollar beers at Rokko's Teriyaki.
That meant a hectic evening for the local eatery in the small college town of Cheney, Washington.
But Cooper Kupp, now the Los Angeles Rams' No. 1 receiver, didn't frequent the place for drinks.
After football practice, Kupp drove his white Nissan Pathfinder -- often with teammates in passenger seats hoping their ride wouldn't experience one of its infamous breakdowns -- across the Eastern Washington campus from the red-turf Roos Field to the restaurant, where a special someone would be expecting him.