More often, it doesn’t. More often, an ending is a hard thing. A one-sided thing, as Los Angeles Rams longtime star receiver Cooper Kupp has made clear over the last several weeks as the team worked with his representatives to first trade him, then ultimately released him Wednesday as the new league year began.

Cooper Kupp asked Sean McVay if there were any other options to stay in LA but the Rams coach told him the team wanted to move on

When Sean McVay was asked Monday about parting ways with Kupp, he said there “hasn’t been a more challenging decision” since he became head coach of the Rams. It’s obviously a difficult call for the team to make, and surprisingly, McVay wouldn’t close the door on Kupp staying in L.A.