Rams WR Puka Nacua is the next top receiver in line for an extension after Jaxon Smith-Njigba signed a four-year, $168.6 million deal this offseason.
Per Jourdan Rodrigue of The Athletic, the Rams have made it clear in recent weeks that Nacua needs to correct his off-field behavior to earn a top-end contract.
Nacua has been in off-field controversies since the end of last season for numerous reasons including doing an antisemitic dance on a livestream. From there, he had a lawsuit filed against him in March claiming he bit two women at a dinner while intoxicated and made an antisemitic statement.
Recently, it had been reported Nacua checked himself into a private care facility, to which his lawyer said he had been since March before the lawsuit was filed.
Rodrigue mentions the team didn’t seem to have long-term concerns about his behavior immediately after the in-season situations, but she believes those concerns have “significantly increased” as the offseason has gone on. She also says the team is “certainly glad” Nacua decided to check into a facility on his own accord.
Nacua, 24, was a fifth-round pick of the Rams in the 2023 NFL Draft out of BYU. He just finished the third year of a four-year, $4.1 million contract through 2026 and made a base salary of $1.03 million in 2025.
In 2025, Nacua appeared in 16 games for the Rams and caught 129 passes on 166 targets for 1,715 yards and 10 touchdowns. He has also rushed for 105 yards and another touchdown.
We’ll have more on Nacua as the news is available.
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We all love you puka stay strong your not alone this world is full of people in the same place. Even worse. People don’t have to beat you down. You have Jesus christ with you. You will come back even stronger than before. We all believe in you. Go get a superbowl ring your the best blessings I wish we could talk to you in person and pray with you Jesus christ has your back always remember that. People have done worse. I can tell you name you wouldn’t believe. You got this remember we love you so excited to see you come back and win the superbowl. I wish I could give you my email and talk. Be the strongest person in the NFL. Look what oj Simmon did killed his wife and got away with it please take it easy on yourself you got this. Jesus christ has your back im praying the team is to. Blessings to you we love you so much blessings