{"id":504835,"date":"2026-10-23T01:02:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T01:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/504835\/"},"modified":"2026-10-23T01:02:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T01:02:08","slug":"rams-star-puka-nacua-leaves-practice-because-of-calf-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/504835\/","title":{"rendered":"Rams star Puka Nacua leaves practice because of calf injury"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Rams\u2019 injury woes<\/a> continued Thursday when star receiver Puka Nacua<\/a> left practice because of a calf injury, a team official said.<\/p>\n

Nacua was sidelined for two games this season because of a hip injury, but he has played the last three games for a Rams team that opened the season as the Super Bowl favorite but is 2-4 heading into Sunday\u2019s game against the Raiders in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n

The Rams are already thin at receiver in the wake of a hamstring injury suffered by Davante Adams<\/a> during the Rams\u2019 18-16 defeat<\/a> by the Arizona Cardinals last Sunday. Adams, 33, will be sidelined for six to 10 weeks, coach Sean McVay<\/a> said.<\/p>\n

It remains to be seen if Nacua, who led the NFL in receptions last season, will play against the Raiders. He has 37 catches for 417 yards and a touchdown, and he has also rushed for a touchdown this season.<\/p>\n

Jordan Whittington, Konata Mumpfield, Tutu Atwell and rookie CJ Daniels are other Rams receivers.<\/p>\n

Mumpfield, a second-year pro, said he would be ready if called upon for a larger role.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust something we expect from each and every one of us,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s just a mindset.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Rams have been navigating injuries since the defeat by the San Francisco 49ers<\/a> in the season opener. Edge rusher Myles Garrett<\/a> aggravated a left knee injury and underwent surgery. He has been on injured reserve and McVay has given no indication when the Rams would open his 21-day window to return.<\/p>\n

Tight end Terrance Ferguson also remains on injured reserve because of an ankle injury.<\/p>\n

On Monday, McVay said defensive tackle Poona Ford was out for the season because of a triceps injury. Defensive lineman Kobie Turner also was placed on injured reserve because of a groin injury, so he will sit out at least four games.<\/p>\n

\u201cBig pieces to the puzzle are going to be missed,\u201d defensive lineman Aaron Donald<\/a> said. \u201cWe trust the guys that [are] going to be out there playing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Donald and Braden Fiske are starters with Tyler Davis, Larrell Murchison and Ty Hamilton expected to play in rotational roles.<\/p>\n

All-Pro cornerback Trent McDuffie did not play against the Cardinals and has not practiced this week because of a groin injury. Linebacker Nate Landman is in concussion protocol.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Rams\u2019 injury woes continued Thursday when star receiver Puka Nacua left practice because of a calf injury,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":504836,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[59141,10834,423,181097,11536,122630,48,52,51,1421,47,50,49,7641,11595,59138,10947,278,2429,11535,18848],"class_list":["post-504835","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-los-angeles","tag-calf-injury","tag-davante-adams","tag-game","tag-injury-woe","tag-jordan-whittington","tag-konata-mumpfield","tag-la","tag-la-headlines","tag-la-news","tag-las-vegas","tag-los-angeles","tag-los-angeles-headlines","tag-los-angeles-news","tag-practice","tag-raiders","tag-ram-star-puka-nacua","tag-rams","tag-season","tag-thursday","tag-tutu-atwell","tag-wake"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/504835","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=504835"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/504835\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/504836"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=504835"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=504835"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=504835"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}