Rams’ Star Could Miss Time After Discouraging Injury Update

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The Los Angeles Rams may have defeated the Washington Commanders on Sunday, but they likely lost one of their star players in the process.

ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter reported Monday that star wide receiver Puka Nacua is likely to be placed on injured reserve.

Nacua took a big hit on a jet sweep in the Rams’ final offensive play on Sunday, and Schefter reports that he sprained his MCL and PCL in the process.

ESPN reports that he’s also dealing with turf toe. Furthermore, he was evaluated for a concussion on Sunday, though he cleared protocol and later returned to action.

What does the Puka Nacua injury mean for the Rams?

Nacua is just the latest injury in a long string of them for the Rams this season.

While it seems possible for him to return to action in this campaign, it won’t be for at least four weeks if and when he’s placed on IR.

Fortunately for him and the Rams, it seems possible for him to play in the playoff push, as the Rams are chasing a Super Bowl this season.

Despite a plethora of injuries, the Rams are 5-4, and that’s in no small part due to their many impactful injuries being spaced out over the season instead of hitting all at once.

Other stars like Myles Garrett have already returned from injury, and fellow star wide receiver Davante Adams is expected to return in the coming weeks as well.

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The issue will be if the Rams can continue to win enough games to remain competitive for a playoff spot, as their division already features likely playoff teams in the defending Super Bowl champions Seattle Seahawks and rivals the San Francisco 49ers.

They’ll have to do so without Nacua, at least for a while, and that’s especially hard considering the prominent role he had in the offense.

On Sunday, for instance, Nacua had 14 catches for 150 yards and a touchdown.

So far this season, he has 70 receptions for 715 yards and four touchdowns in only seven games of action. He’s also had a rushing touchdown.

Adams, though, isn’t due back until the end of this month at the earliest, so the Rams will have the face the Arizona Cardinals without either of their star wideouts for sure.

After that is the Thanksgiving Eve matchup with the Packers on Nov. 25.