The NFL league year kicked off Wednesday with one former Super Bowl MVP hitting the market and another soon could be.

The Los Angeles Rams cut receiver Cooper Kupp just days after signing Davante Adams to be his replacement and the New York Jets decided to moved on from QB Aaron Rodgers following a failed two-year stint.

The Rams cut Kupp after being unable to find a trade partner for the 2021 AP NFL Offensive Player of the Year.

Kupp. won the receiving triple crown and Super Bowl MVP in the 2021 season when he caught 145 passes for 1,947 yards and 16 TDs. But Kupp’s production tailed off in the past three seasons when he hadn’t played more than 12 games in any season because of injuries and hasn’t had 900 yards receiving in a season.

The Jets told Rodgers last month that they are going in a different direction at QB for 2025 and agreed to a deal with Justin Fields earlier in the week. They formally released the four-time MVP from Cal late Wednesday afternoon.

The Jets acquired Rodgers in a trade from Green Bay in April 2023 in hopes of winning a Super Bowl for the first time since after the 1968 season.

Rodgers’ first season in New York ended just four snaps into his debut because of a torn left Achilles tendon that sank the Jets’ Super Bowl hopes that were stirred by the QB’s arrival.

He worked his way back to the field to start every game this past season, but he and the offense struggled with consistency and results as New York finished 5-12. Rodgers threw for 28 touchdown passes and 3,897 yards last season but lacked some mobility in his return from the injury.

Other deals

• Safety Damar Hamlin is returning to Buffalo, and the Bills also continued restocking their defensive front by agreeing to sign tackle Larry Ogunjobi.

• Six-time Pro Bowl cornerback Darius Slay is signing a one-year deal with the Pittsburgh Steelers, multiple sources said.

• Seattle filled two big holes by agreeing to a one-deal worth up to $5.5 million with receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling and a three-year, $42 million contract with former Dallas pass rusher DeMarcus Lawrence.

• Tight end Evan Engram and the Denver Broncos agreed on a two-year, $23 million contract.

• Guard Kevin Zeitler and Tennessee agreed on a one-year, $9 million contract.

• Detroit and run-stuffing defensive tackle Roy Lopez agreed to a $4.65 million, one-year contract.

• Washington retained veteran QB Marcus Mariota to back up Jayden Daniels.

• The Cowboys made two trades. They got linebacker Kenneth Murray Jr. in a trade with Tennessee. The Cowboys are also getting a seventh-round draft pick this year while sending a sixth-rounder to the Titans. The Cowboys also acquired CB Kaiir Elam from Buffalo. The Bills got two draft picks — a 2025 fifth-rounder and a 2026 seventh-rounder — while giving up a 2025 sixth-round choice to the Cowboys.