{"id":6266,"date":"2024-09-09T08:08:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-09T08:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=6266"},"modified":"2024-09-09T08:08:00","modified_gmt":"2024-09-09T08:08:00","slug":"rams-superstar-wr-puka-nacua-carted-off-field-after-concerning-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=6266","title":{"rendered":"Rams Superstar WR Puka Nacua Carted Off Field After Concerning Injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/los-angeles-rams\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Los Angeles Rams<\/a>\u00a0star wide receiver Puka Nacua is not having the best start to his second season after a dynamic year in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Nacua dealt with a knee injury during training camp but was cleared as a full-go for Week 1 against the Lions.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, in the second quarter, he was forced to leave the game after injuring his knee.<\/p>\n<p>Nacua came off the field after a third-down catch and was taken into the medical tent for further evaluation.<\/p>\n<p>Puka Nacua was eventually put on a cart and taken to the locker room.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Rams?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Rams<\/a> star wide receiver Puka Nacua was CARTED off to the locker room, and has already been ruled OUT by the team.<\/p>\n<p>He was visibly frustrated and angry.<\/p>\n<p>Just awful\u2026 \ud83d\udc47<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WF0oEoAItU\">pic.twitter.com\/WF0oEoAItU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MLFootball (@_MLFootball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_MLFootball\/status\/1832962684804816899?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 9, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>He was eventually ruled out for the remainder of the game.<\/p>\n<p>Puka Nacua was the surprise star of the Los Angeles Rams in his explosive 2023 rookie season.<\/p>\n<p>The only reason he failed to win Offensive Rookie of the Year was because Texans quarterback CJ Stroud was much better.<\/p>\n<p>The 23-year-old Nacua will be tested many times before the Rams take the field again, but it\u2019s not looking encouraging that he will be able to play next week.<\/p>\n<p>Nacua posted four catches for a team-leading 35 yards before departing,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/4426515\/puka-nacua\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">per his stats<\/a>\u00a0on ESPN.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-having-puka-nacua-miss-several-games-could-be-disastrous-for-the-rams\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Having Puka Nacua Miss Several Games Could Be Disastrous For The Rams<\/h2>\n<p>Nobody in their right mind saw the Rams having a good year and heading to the playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>Star rookie wide receiver Puka Nacua was a big reason why.<\/p>\n<p>Nacua appeared to suffer an injury during the second quarter of the Rams\u2019 Sunday Night Football contest and had to be carted off the field.<\/p>\n<p>Nacua was slow to walk off the field after hauling in a 6-yard pass from\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/matthew-stafford\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Matthew Stafford<\/a>\u00a0in the first half.<\/p>\n<p>The Rams initially announced that Nacua was questionable to return, but he eventually got carted off.<\/p>\n<p>The team is back in action next Sunday, and there is a good chance that Puka Nacua could miss that game and many others.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Los Angeles Rams\u00a0star wide receiver Puka Nacua is not having the best start to his second season after a dynamic year in 2023. 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