Wide receiver Puka Nacua is planned to return to the lineup for the Los Angeles Rams following their week eight bye.
Puka Nacua missed week seven with an ankle injury but is expected to be back on the field for the Los Angeles Rams as they come out of their bye. Nacua has fifty-four receptions for 616 yards and two touchdowns on the year.
When Nacua was out in week seven Davante Adams paced the Rams passing attack with five catches for thirty-five yards and three touchdowns. Nacua’s return is significant on its own but the Rams also placed wide receiver Tutu Atwell on injured reserve as well.
As long as there are no lingering effects from the ankle injury Nacua will return to his status as an elite wide receiver. Matthew Stafford remains one of the best quarterbacks in the league and should continue to keep Nacua and Adams as focal points in a potent passing attack.
Author: David Leonard Jr. (@RealDelcoDave)
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The Rams are losing speedster Tutu Atwell as is heading to the IR.
The Rams are losing some speed with Tutu Atwell heading to the IR due to a hamstring injury. While the focus of the Rams offense runs through Puka Nacua, Davante Adams, and Kyren Williams, it will be a blow from the fact that Atwell is able to stretch defenses.
Atwell’s best game came in Week 4 where he had 15.8 fantasy points and was the WR19 on the week. While this isn’t a huge hit for fantasy purposes, it will affect elements of real football in which Sean McVay and the Rams are trying to break away at the top of the NFC West. The Rams are currently tied with the Seahawks with a 5-2 record.
Author: Jeremiah Retzlaff (@coachretzlaff1)
Los Angeles Rams star wide receiver Puka Nacua will miss some time with a sprained ankle.
Los Angeles Rams wide reciever Puka Nacua will miss multiple weeks with a sprained ankle. Puka was on a record breaking pace for most catches and receiving yards in the regular season. Sadly this injury will likely prevent him from reaching those numbers. He has 54 catches for 616 yards and 2 touchdowns making him WR1 on the season. The injury may hamper his production going forward, as he may possibly re-aggravate the injury. The hope is he can continue where he left off.
Losing Puka is a big blow for his owners, but Jordan Whittington is a decent wavier wire replacement as quarterback Matthew Stafford is known for consolidating his target to his top 2 weapons. Davante Adams is the clear leader now but he can’t take all the targets. Whittington has shown he is capable of taking a bigger load. Tutu Atwell will be another beneficiary, he will be running more routes.
Author: Jesse Baldwin @J_Baldwin51
Cooper Kupp is coming back home to play for the Seattle Seahawks.
Cooper Kupp is moving on from the Los Angeles Rams to play for the Seattle Seahawks. The free agent wideout has signed a deal with the Seahawks for 3 years and $45 million.
Much will be made about what impact this has on Jaxon Smith-Njigba. Njigba was the WR-9 in 2024. He logged 100 receptions, 1,130 receiving yards, and was No.12 in targets with 137. Cooper Kupp is at the stage where he is going to need to be moved around the formation with favorability towards the slot role. This poses a problem for JSN as he was No.1 in slot snaps last season with 701.
This is also a head-scratching move as Kupp will be 32 when the 2025 season starts. From an efficiency standpoint last season, Kupp was 60th in fantasy points per target at 1.75 and 65th in expected points added at +23.5. While Matthew Stafford can support multiple alpha weapons in Puka Nacua and Cooper Kupp with optimism towards Stafford supporting Nacua and Davante Adams in 2024, Sam Darnold does not inspire the same level of confidence in supporting both JSN and Cooper Kupp.
As this move is puzzling from a redundancy standpoint at the wide receiver position, it also brings questions about the stage in which the Seahawks are as far as team building towards being a winning team. Adding an aging, oft injured receiver who will be 32 is not ideal. The Rams have won the ‘sign a 32-year-old’ sweepstakes while the Seahawks are running in place.
The Rams and Seahawks are seemingly headed in different directions. While real NFL circumstances are to be noted, take advantage of any dip in JSN’s dynasty stock and best ball ADP by scooping him up anywhere you can!
Author: Jeremiah Retzlaff (@coachretzlaff1)
Puka Nacua: Wild Card Win, Divisional Round Ready, and 2025 Fantasy Gold
Mike Lindberg @FFCanuck99
The Los Angeles Rams are getting both star receivers Puka Nacua and Copper Kupp back from injury tonight for Thursday Night Football.
The Los Angeles Rams get great news that both star receivers Puka Nacua and Cooper Kupp are back in the lineup tonight for Thursday Night Football on Amazon Prime. Kupp was already eyeing this week as his return date but Nacua returning is a big surprise this week. Both receivers have a great connection with quarterback Matt Stafford and this will be the first game that both are on the field at the same time this season. Nacua has been out all season with a knee injury sustained in training camp. Kupp is returning since his week 2 injury against the Lions. Both receivers are not expected to be 100% healthy, but both are better than the other options that the Rams have been trotting out on the field.
Injuries at wide receiver has been a major thorn in the side of fantasy owners, the ones with Nucua and Kupp can rejoice at their return to the field. At this point, Kupp looks to be the healthier of the two. Puka is expected to be on a snap count. With that said this offense is full throttle with both receivers available, the Rams can finally run this offense the way it was meant to be run. This game will determine if the Rams are true contenders in the NFL this season. The arrow is pointing up on all Rams offensive players.
Jesse Baldwin @J_Baldwin51
