Rams WR Puka Nacua out with knee injury but should be ready for season opener

Tue, Aug 6, 2024
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THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) - Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua is week to week after sustaining a knee injury in a joint practice against the Chargers on Sunday, but coach Sean McVay expects him to be available in time to play in the season opener at Detroit on Sept. 8.

"Really just had a little bit of bursa sac kind of bursted, and it's just going to be week to week with him," McVay said Tuesday. "Nothing serious, nothing structurally. He'll be in good shape and he'll recover and we'll be ready to go. No threat of anything for Detroit."

Nacua took advantage of a hamstring injury to Cooper Kupp in training camp last season to set the stage for a breakout rookie season, finishing with 105 catches for 1,486 yards and six touchdowns after being drafted in the fifth round out of BYU.

The injury happened when Nacua tried to make a catch in a red zone drill, McVay said. Nacua continued practicing before discomfort in the knee led him to leave the workout at the Chargers' new facility in El Segundo, California early.

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