Rams Make Puka Nacua’s Injury Status Official (Imagn Images)
Los Angeles is 5-4 and above .500 for the first time this year, but it now plays without both of its top receivers. Week 15 against Dallas is the earliest he can return. Even so, he has 70 catches for 715 yards and four touchdowns, which keeps him on pace for a third 1,000-yard season. Adams is dealing with a hamstring problem and is targeting a return in Week 12 against the Packers. He has spent the last two years on the practice squad and earned All-Big 12 honors as a kick returner at Oklahoma State, so his first real use is likely on special teams.
To fill the roster spot, the Rams signed receiver Brennan Presley and added Tyler Scott to the practice squad. Rams insider Nate Atkins reported the move on X.
“L.A. signed WR Brennan Presley to take his roster spot and added WR Tyler Scott to the practice squad,” he wrote. The Los Angeles Rams put wide receiver Puka Nacua on injured reserve Thursday. He got hurt late in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s game against Washington, and the diagnosis came back as a sprained PCL and turf toe. He will miss at least four games. “The Rams are placing star WR Puka Nacua on injured reserve. The decision did not come quickly. For days the team weighed whether to use an IR spot at all, and the hesitation had a reason. Teams get only eight return designations a season. Los Angeles has already spent four of them, on Keagen Trost, Myles Garrett, Ronnie Rivers and Terrance Ferguson. Kobie Turner and Davante Adams are likely next. Adding Nacua would make seven of eight, which leaves almost no cushion for the rest of the year. The Rams decided to pay that price. The four games he will miss are Arizona, Green Bay, Kansas City and San Francisco. The bye week does not count toward the total. Atkins also covered the paperwork. This is not a one-off. Nacua missed time with a pulled groin in September and a calf strain in October. The Rams just have not managed to keep their two best wideouts healthy at the same time. Until then, the Rams have leaned on more two-tight-end and three-tight-end sets to cover the gap. Konata Mumpfield, Tutu Atwell, CJ Daniels and Xavier Smith will take the snaps at receiver. Join conversation Share your thoughts in the comments Be respectful · TOI community guidelines That is a lot to ask of a group without Nacua’s production. Presley is a depth piece. Scott knows the building too. Neither is likely to change the offense. The trade deadline has passed, so outside help is off the table. The Rams are betting their young receivers can hold things together until Adams and Nacua return. Arizona, which already beat them once this season, is the first test. Get the latest Sports News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.
He was with the Rams on the practice squad last year and stayed through all of training camp before being cut in the final roster trim. He must miss the next four games with the MCL/PCL sprain and turf toe he suffered on Sunday,” Atkins posted.