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The making of Cooper Kupp: Los Angeles Rams' receiver credits wife's inspiration for superstar turn

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.