The Los Angeles Rams have officially placed WR Puka Nacua on injured reserve due to his MCL injury, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports. McVay announced on Monday
The Puka Nacua injury pendulum has swung back toward a move off the Rams’ 53-man roster. Sean McVay said early this week the Rams were likely to place the All-Pro receiver on IR, but he backtracked on that Wednesday.
The Los Angeles Rams will need their supporting cast to step up with Puka Nacua sidelined. While Matthew Stafford has developed a strong connection with Nacua and Davante Adams, the quarterback will need to rely on his other receiving options to keep the offense productive.
Quarterback is the most important position for an NFL team. That wasn’t always the case, but it has been the case for, you know, 50 years at this point essentially.
Myles Garrett is back in a big way and has been making the media rounds, making a bold claim about a major NFL award and his chances to win it once again.
The Los Angeles Rams are in a difficult spot at the wide receiver position, with Davante Adams and Jordan Whittington currently on injured reserve and Puka Nacua expected to miss multiple weeks due to separate knee and toe injuries.
Over the next few games, the Los Angeles Rams will need to figure out how to manage without their top two wide receivers. Davante Adams is likely out at least the next three weeks and Puka Nacua could be out four.
The Los Angeles Rams will be looking to get their first division win on Sunday in Week 10 as they take on the Arizona Cardinals for the second time this season.
Los Angeles Rams fans have watched their team win three straight while the receiver room keeps shrinking. Puka Nacua went on injured reserve with MCL and PCL sprains and turf toe, and Davante Adams hasn’t played since hurting his hamstring Oct.
Already without Jaylen Watson, who is gone for the season due to a shoulder injury, the Los Angeles Rams’ secondary was put in an even more difficult position as their other starting cornerback Trent McDuffie missed his second straight game with a back injury.
The Los Angeles Rams have a timeline for Davante Adams. Coach Sean McVay said Wednesday that a return after the Week 12 game against the Green Bay Packers is “a realistic timeline for us,” per ProFootballTalk.
The Los Angeles Rams could be significantly short-handed on Sunday as they get ready for their Week 6 rematch against the Arizona Cardinals. Steve Avila, Puka Nacua, Trent McDuffie, Kam Curl, and Terrance Ferguson were all projected as non-participants in Wednesday’s walkthrough, with most of them likely to miss the game.
The trade deadline came and went on Tuesday with the Los Angeles Rams not making a move for a wide receiver. After losing Puka Nacua to injury and already down Davante Adams, it was expected that the Rams would try to acquire a player at the deadline.
The Rams’ IR activation math is becoming complicated, considering all the health issues the preseason Super Bowl LXI favorite has encountered. The team has four activations remaining, but Davante Adams and Kobie Turner are poised to occupy two of those slots.
The Los Angeles Rams didn’t acquire a wide receiver at Tuesday’s NFL trade deadline, largely due to the expected return of Davante Adams and Puka Nacua.
The Los Angeles Rams placed Jordan Whittington on injured reserve and brought back a familiar face, signing Xavier Smith off the San Francisco 49ers’ practice squad.
Field Yates reports that the Rams restructured the contracts of RB Kyren Williams and S Kam Curl to free up $3 million in cap space. Williams, 26, was a fifth-round pick out of Notre Dame in the 2022 NFL Draft.
Blake Corum needed only 11 carries to outrush Kyren Williams in Week 9. He turned those carries into 58 yards and a touchdown against Washington, while Williams finished with 45 yards on 15 attempts.
The Los Angeles Rams have had a mixed 2026/27 season so far after having a lot of hype around them ahead of the campaign. Going into Week 10 of the season they have a 5-4 record and are third in the NFC West.
When the Los Angeles Rams surrendered a blockbuster package to pull Myles Garrett away from Cleveland, the front office wasn’t looking for incremental defensive help. They were hunting for a dominant, game-altering closer capable of tilting the entire NFC playoff picture.