Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Cooper Kupp delivered one of Super Bowl week’s most viral moments when he appeared on New Heights with Jason & Travis Kelce, and immediately shut down a nickname attempt from Travis Kelce.
During the show’s Super Bowl 60 preview episode featuring Kupp and former New England Patriots star Julian Edelman, Jason Kelce asked Kupp to weigh in on a nickname debate. Kupp’s response was instant: don’t call him “buddy.”
It’s the kind of quick, quotable exchange that gets chopped into a clip and travels, and New Heights leaned into it across social platforms. “You can call Sam Darnold ‘Ginger Cuz’… but don’t you dare call Cooper Kupp ‘buddy’” was the thrust of the post promoting the moment.
Cooper Kupp’s “Buddy” Line Immediately Became the Clip of the Week
The “buddy” moment landed because it hit the sweet spot for Super Bowl week content: it was fast, funny, and came with Kelce energy, without needing a long explanation.
Kupp even echoed the joke himself afterward on social media, essentially confirming he was in on the bit while still drawing a clear line on the nickname.
The episode itself was framed as a Super Bowl 60 preview with Seahawks-Patriots talk, and the show’s official listing billed it as a big-game breakdown featuring Edelman and Kupp as the guest “representatives.”
What It Means for the Seahawks in Super Bowl 60 Week
The bigger point for Seattle fans: Kupp’s appearance wasn’t just comedy. It was another reminder that the Seahawks’ current identity — at least in the way the episode framed it — is built around star power and veteran confidence heading into the biggest spotlight of the year.
Kupp is one of the most accomplished wide receivers of his era, and Seattle made the move to bring him “home” after his Rams run, with reporting last year noting a three-year, $45 million deal.
And because New Heights is a Kelce-driven machine during Super Bowl week, anything Seahawks-related that turns into a clean viral clip can spill over into broader searches like:
- “Super Bowl 60 Seahawks Patriots”
- “Cooper Kupp Seahawks”
- “Travis Kelce New Heights Super Bowl week”
- “Sam Darnold Ginger Cuz”
Kupp’s Seahawks season also gives the clip a little more weight than just a joke. Seattle brought him back to Washington on a reported three-year, $45 million deal, and he settled into more of a veteran/mentor role in the offense. He finished the 2025 regular season with 47 catches for 593 yards and 2 touchdowns, numbers that reflect a smaller weekly workload but steady involvement. In a Super Bowl-week interview, Kupp even described the Rams split as emotional — “Sometimes good things die…” — while noting how he’s tried to help Seattle’s younger receivers grow as the season has gone on.
And on New Heights, Kupp sounded like a guy who’s been fully absorbed into Seattle’s week-to-week operation. He told the Kelces he’s still sitting in quarterback meetings (“They can’t get me out of there”), and he explained he learned the position from his dad — a former NFL quarterback — so he runs routes thinking about what the QB wants. Kupp also hyped Seattle quarterback Sam Darnold during the Super Bowl 60 segment, calling him “Ginger Cuz” and praising his growth, while joking that playing for defensive-minded head coach Mike Macdonald means even an “okay” offensive day can still get rave reviews because the defense had such a strong practice.
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