Regardless of various key accidents, and in final place within the NFC West, the Los Angeles Rams are literally in placing distance of ending first within the division and making the playoffs for the second 12 months in a row.
Final 12 months, once they had been anticipated to have a horrible season, they as an alternative received 10 video games and practically upset the Detroit Lions within the wild-card spherical of the playoffs.
Vast receiver Puka Nacua, who was a rookie final season, was an enormous purpose for that surprising success.
This season, accidents have restricted Nacua, and after sitting out since Week 2 he was in a position to return in a Week 8 win in opposition to the Minnesota Vikings.
Sadly, Nacua reportedly left a latest apply as a consequence of a knee damage.
“Rams WR Puka Nacua was scheduled for his weekly press convention immediately, however was not in a position to do it as a result of he left apply with a knee damage, per a workforce official. He will probably be listed as ‘restricted’ on the damage report,” Jourdan Rodrigue of The Athletic wrote on X.
Rams WR Puka Nacua was scheduled for his weekly press convention immediately, however was not in a position to do it as a result of he left apply with a knee damage, per a workforce official. He will probably be listed as “restricted” on the damage report. McVay subsequent speaks tomorrow.
An additional replace stated Nacua is predicted to be high quality.
#Rams WR Puka Nacua, who was restricted immediately in apply after struggling a knee damage, is predicted to be high quality, supply says. Not a significant damage. Big sigh of reduction after his 106-yard recreation in his return to the lineup final week. pic.twitter.com/CCQKWP7zMX
Nacua, who was a fifth-round decide within the 2023 NFL Draft, took the league by storm final season with 105 catches for 1,486 yards and 6 touchdowns, and he completed second within the Offensive Rookie of the 12 months balloting to Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud.
In two video games this season, he has 11 receptions and 141 yards.
The Rams even have needed to cope with an ankle damage to large receiver Cooper Kupp, in addition to accidents to a number of offensive linemen.
Wanting forward, their subsequent three video games are in opposition to the Seattle Seahawks, Miami Dolphins and New England Patriots, groups they need to be capable to defeat in the event that they’re wholesome sufficient.
