{"id":777632,"date":"2026-07-22T10:09:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T10:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/777632\/"},"modified":"2026-07-22T10:09:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T10:09:08","slug":"new-photo-shows-detailed-puka-nacua-bite-mark-on-woman-who-is-suing-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/777632\/","title":{"rendered":"New photo shows detailed Puka Nacua bite mark on woman who is suing him"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rams receiver Puka Nacua\u2019s unusual 2026 began the night the year began, with a claim that he bit a woman on New Year\u2019s Eve.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, a more clear image of the alleged bite emerged.<\/p>\n<p>Madison Atiabi\u2019s attorney, Joseph Kar, <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/07\/21\/sports\/horrific-new-photo-shows-extent-of-puka-nacua-bite-victims-alleged-injury\/?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=nypost&amp;utm_source=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">provided the photo<\/a> to the California Post. It\u2019s a color version of a prior version of the same photo. And it shows imprints of roughly 16 teeth, top and bottom, in Atiabi\u2019s back.<\/p>\n<p>In March 2026, Nacua\u2019s attorney, Levi McCathern, dismissed the conduct as \u201chorseplay\u201d in comments to TMZ. Still, McCathern seemed to admit that at least one bite occurred, saying (as characterized by TMZ) that the bite left a \u201c<a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/nfl\/profootballtalk\/rumor-mill\/news\/puka-nacua-faces-allegation-of-biting-a-woman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">temporary mark<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As compared to something permanent like a tattoo, sure it\u2019s temporary. But the image of it is clear and jarring.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know if you know,\u201d Kar told the Post, \u201cbut the mouth is one of the dirtiest places on the planet given the amount of bacteria we have as humans. . . . My client has also suffered severe emotional distress and mental anguish and is being treated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The civil case is ongoing. As also noted by the Post, Nacua may be eligible for a pre-trial diversion program in lieu of misdemeanor criminal charges.<\/p>\n<p>Entry into a diversion program would make Nacua susceptible to a suspension under the NFL\u2019s Personal Conduct Policy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Rams receiver Puka Nacua\u2019s unusual 2026 began the night the year began, with a claim that he bit&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":777633,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[63],"tags":[349,99],"class_list":["post-777632","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-nfl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777632","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777632"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777632\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777633"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777632"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777632"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777632"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}