Marcus Spears: 'I'm worried about Puka and his longevity' (1:02)

Sarah Barshop Nov 9, 2026, 05:16 PM ET

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Sarah Barshop covers the Los Angeles Rams for ESPN. She joined ESPN in 2016 to cover the Green Bay Packers for ESPN Milwaukee. She then moved to Houston to cover the Texans. She came to ESPN after working as a writer and editor for Sports Illustrated.

LOS ANGELES -- The Rams likely will place wide receiver Puka Nacua on injured reserve with an MCL and PCL sprain in his right leg, as well as turf toe, coach Sean McVay said Monday.

McVay didn't give a specific timeline for how many weeks Nacua is expected to miss, but said the team believes it will be at least a month.

Nacua was hurt on the Rams' final offensive snap of Sunday's victory over the Washington Commanders . The injuries happened on third down with the Rams attempting to end the game with a conversion.…