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Rams’ injury nightmare gets even worse as Puka Nacua suffers new setback

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Duarte, M. (2026, October 22). Rams’ injury nightmare gets even worse as Puka Nacua suffers new setback. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/22/sports/rams-injury-nightmare-worsens-as-puka-nacua-leaves-practice-with-calf-injury/

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The Los Angeles Rams are facing a new injury crisis as star wide receiver Puka Nacua left practice with a calf injury. Listed as a limited participant, his status for Sunday’s game against the Las Vegas Raiders is uncertain. This development follows a string of injuries to key players such as kicker Blake Grupe, defensive tackle Poona Ford, and wide receiver Davante Adams, severely impacting the team's performance and prospects for the season.

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As of 2026-10-22, the Los Angeles Rams face a significant setback with wide receiver Puka Nacua leaving practice early due to a calf injury. This development adds to an already difficult week for the team, which is struggling with Super Bowl aspirations fading fast. The California Post initially reported on Nacua's departure from practice. Listed as a limited participant in Thursday’s official injury report ahead of Sunday's Week 7 game against the Las Vegas Raiders at Allegiant Stadium, Nacua's status remains uncertain. Coach Sean McVay is expected to update his condition Friday morning. This injury follows recent issues with fellow defensive tackle Kobie Turner, who will be sidelined for four to six weeks due to a groin strain, and veteran wide receiver Davante Adams, facing a 6-10 week absence after a ruptured hamstring requiring surgery soon. Nacua’s season has been marked by multiple injuries, including lower back, groin, and hip issues that caused him to miss games against the New York Giants and Denver Broncos earlier this year.

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“The articles describe different incidents: one discusses ongoing NFL reviews for off-field incidents involving Puka Nacua and Alaric Jackson, while the other reports on a new calf injury that caused Nacua to leave practice early.”

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“The articles describe different injuries to two distinct players at separate times.”

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“While both articles discuss Puka Nacua's calf injury from Thursday's practice, Article B covers an update about his status being questioned for Sunday's game, while Article A focuses on the initial report of him leaving practice early.”

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🔮 But Thursday, they were confronted with a sobering reminder that football’s most devastating hits might not reveal their consequences for decades.

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🔮 After a week in which the Rams lost Davante Adams, Poona Ford, Kobie Turner and Blake Grupe to significant injuries, with Trent McDuffie and Nate Landman also sidelined and Puka Nacua battling a calf injury, McVay could have spent his postgame press conference explaining why his depleted roster couldn’t compete.

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🔮 That physical mentality could prove invaluable Sunday against a Raiders defense that has struggled to limit yards after the catch.

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🔮 For a Rams team desperately trying to climb out of last place in the NFC West, Stafford’s historic afternoon couldn’t have come at a better time.

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🔮 Afterward, McVay admitted he regretted the decision. “I wish I would have had a better play call and gone forward, got it a lot tighter.

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🔮 “Vegas, baby, Vegas!” Thirty years later, Sean McVay and the Los Angeles Rams could use a similar intervention. Because what began as a season filled with Super Bowl aspirations has become a five-alarm fire, and the team that dreamed of playing for a Lombardi Trophy in its own stadium might need a miracle just to escape the NFC West basement.

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🔮 McVay confirmed McDuffie will sit out Friday’s session and is questionable against Las Vegas.

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🔮 And now, they might have lost one of the most important players they can least afford to lose.

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🔮 For an organization that prides itself on finding answers, the kicking position remains a glaring indictment of its personnel decisions. The Rams have changed kickers frequently and the only question now is how long McManus will last.

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The Los Angeles Rams can’t seem to catch a break. asserted

Rams → seem → break

And now, they might have lost one of the most important players they can least afford to lose. uncertain

they → lose → players

Wide receiver Puka Nacua left Thursday’s practice early with a calf injury, adding another troubling chapter to an increasingly disastrous week for a franchise whose Super Bowl aspirations are beginning to resemble a distant memory. asserted

aspirations → leave → memory

The California Post was among the first to report Nacua’s early departure from practice. asserted

Post → report → practice

The Rams subsequently listed their star receiver as a limited participant on Thursday’s official injury report ahead of Sunday’s Week 7 showdown against the Las Vegas Raiders at Allegiant Stadium. asserted

Rams → list → Stadium

Nacua was scheduled to address reporters following practice but was unavailable after suffering the injury. asserted

Nacua → schedule → injury

His status for Sunday remains uncertain, with head coach Sean McVay expected to provide an update Friday morning. asserted

McVay → remain → update

For Nacua, it’s another frustrating setback in a season already littered with them. asserted

it → ’ → them

The third-year receiver has battled lower back, groin and hip injuries throughout the year, missing consecutive games against the New York Giants and Denver Broncos earlier this season. asserted

receiver → battle → Giants

The calf issue represents an entirely new ailment, raising further concerns about his availability as the Rams desperately search for answers. asserted

Rams → represent → answers

Just four days removed from Sunday’s humiliating 18-16 loss to the Arizona Cardinals, which dropped the Rams to 2-4 and into the NFC West basement, McVay’s roster is beginning to resemble an emergency room more than a football team. asserted

roster → remove → team

Kicker Blake Grupe, signed just days earlier to replace the struggling Harrison Mevis, suffered a season-ending torn ACL against Arizona. asserted

Grupe → sign → Arizona

Defensive tackle Poona Ford is also done for the year after tearing his triceps. asserted

Ford → do → triceps

Fellow defensive tackle Kobie Turner will be sidelined four to six weeks with a groin strain, while veteran wide receiver Davante Adams faces a 6-10 week absence after a ruptured hamstring and is expected to undergo a cleanup surgery soon. asserted

Adams → sideline → surgery

Linebacker Nate Landman joined the growing list Wednesday with a concussion, compounding an injury crisis that already includes defensive stars Myles Garrett and Trent McDuffie. asserted

that → join → stars

Now Nacua, arguably Stafford’s most indispensable offensive weapon, is the latest name added to the report. asserted

Nacua → add → report

For a team that entered September dreaming of playing a Super Bowl in its own stadium come February, the contrast is staggering. asserted

contrast → enter → stadium

The Rams were supposed to be preparing for a championship run. asserted

Rams → suppose → run

Instead, they’re preparing for a trip to Sin City with a battered roster, a losing record and a season threatening to slip away before Halloween. asserted

they → prepare → Halloween

Rams’ injury nightmare gets even worse as Puka Nacua suffers new setback

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