{"id":450779,"date":"2026-02-01T02:44:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T02:44:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/450779\/"},"modified":"2026-02-01T02:44:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T02:44:10","slug":"nfl-news-rams-puka-nacua-responds-to-sydney-sweeneys-dating-preferences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/450779\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL news: Rams&#8217; Puka Nacua responds to Sydney Sweeney&#8217;s dating preferences"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/nfl\/los-angeles-rams\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Los Angeles Rams<\/a> star Puka Nacua is known for making plays on the field, but the All-Pro wide receiver made his latest play off the field.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Sydney Sweeney talked about her type in men in a recent interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cosmopolitan.com\/entertainment\/celebs\/a70001220\/sydney-sweeney-interview-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Cosmopolitan,<\/a> and Nacua took to social media to let the mega star know he fits the description.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Athletic and outgoing and funny. I\u2019m a sporty girl, so someone needs to be able to climb a mountain with me, go skydiving with me. And someone who loves their family,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/sydney-sweeney\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Sweeney<\/a> said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/puka-nacua-sydney-sweeney-split.jpg\" alt=\"Puka Nacua and Sydney Sweeney\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua and Sydney Sweeney (Jayne Kamin-Oncea\/Imagn; Michael Buckner\/Variety via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>Nacua saw Sweeney\u2019s comments on social media and retweeted it with a simple message.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Love skydiving,&#8221; Nacua posted on X.<\/p>\n<p>The 24-year-old is fresh off the Rams\u2019 loss to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/nfl\/seattle-seahawks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Seattle Seahawks<\/a> in the NFC championship game. Nacua caught nine passes for 165 yards and one touchdown in the game.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/giants-co-owner-steve-tisch-responds-after-emails-between-him-jeffrey-epstein-included-latest-doj-drop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">GIANTS CO-OWNER STEVE TISCH RESPONDS AFTER EMAILS BETWEEN HIM AND JEFFREY EPSTEIN INCLUDED IN LATEST DOJ DROP<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/puka-nacua-los-angeles-rams-122725.jpg\" alt=\"Puka Nacua looks on during a game\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Puka Nacua of the Los Angeles Rams before a game against the Carolina Panthers at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C., Nov. 30, 2025. (David Jensen\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>Nacua, who was drafted in the fifth round out of BYU in the 2023 NFL Draft, has emerged as one of the best wide receivers in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/nfl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">NFL.<\/a> In 16 games, Nacua caught 129 passes for 1,715 yards and 10 touchdowns. He led the NFL in receptions and with 80 first downs.<\/p>\n<p>Nacua and Hallie Aiono were in a long-term relationship before a highly public breakup. Aiono later became pregnant and underwent paternity testing to determine whether Nacua was the father of her son, Kingston.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/sydney-sweeney-7.jpg\" alt=\"Sydney Sweeney\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Sydney Sweeney attends the Variety and Golden Globes Pre-Golden Globes Party at the Polo Lounge at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., Jan. 9, 2026. (Michael Buckner\/Variety via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>She filed court documents in June to determine the parental relationship after testing confirmed Nacua was the father.<\/p>\n<p>Sweeney and ex-fianc\u00e9 Jonathan Davino called off their engagement in March 2025. She has been seen with Scooter Braun since the breakup.<\/p>\n<p>Follow Fox News Digital\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNewsSports_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">sports coverage on X<\/a>, and subscribe to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/newsletters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"> the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan Canfield is a digital production assistant for Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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