Following up on this week's Team Notes. ... The Rams remain optimistic that star receiver Cooper Kupp can return from injured reserve next week.

They placed him on the list before Week 1, and he becomes eligible to return in Week 5.

"That's the hope," head coach Sean McVay said Wednesday, via Jourdan Rodrigue of The Athletic. "He's progressing. He's doing a good job. But I don't want to pigeonhole myself into [anything definitive]. He's ramping up his workload. He's doing a great job with Reggie [Scott] and his group. When you're talking about 'returning to performance' and 'returning to play,' those are different things. We want him to be able to 'return to performance' at the level he's capable of, and so we're continuing to take it a day at a time.

"I know he's doing everything in his power to be able to get himself ready to go and get out there with his teammates. Hopefully next week will represent that. If not, I'll keep you guys posted."

Kupp initially injured his hamstring on Aug. 1 and had a setback in his rehab on Aug. 31.

If Kupp does return in Week 5, it would mark his first regular season action since Week 10 of the 2022 season.

"I don't know when that's going to be for him," Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford said of Kupp's return. "But the biggest thing for me is just, he's an unbelievable receiver, a great player for our team, does a great job, both in the pass game and on the run game, he's as smart as they come. I think the more depth that you can have at a position like that, the better."

Tutu Atwell and rookie Puka Nacua have stepped up for the Rams in Kupp's absence, combining for 47 receptions for 584 yards and a touchdown.

Nacua was limited in Wednesday's practice due to the same oblique injury he's played through the last two weeks. Tight end Tyler Higbee and Ben Skowronek, both dealing with Achilles injuries, were held out Wednesday.