{"id":211163,"date":"2025-07-16T08:49:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T08:49:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/211163\/"},"modified":"2025-07-16T08:49:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T08:49:08","slug":"rams-puka-nacua-feels-like-hes-stealing-with-davante-adams-in-la","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/211163\/","title":{"rendered":"Rams’ Puka Nacua feels like he’s ‘stealing’ with Davante Adams in LA"},"content":{"rendered":"

With Tutu Atwell re-signed and Adams now in the fold, Nacua sees big things ahead.<\/p>\n

Two seasons ago, Puka Nacua entered the league as a fifth-round pick and taking him under his wing was former Los Angeles Rams<\/a> great Cooper Kupp.<\/p>\n

Fast forward two seasons and multiple records later, with Kupp now in Seattle, Nacua \u2013\u00a0despite already being one of the league’s brightest stars \u2013\u00a0is thrilled to be embracing the role of student again while playing alongside his new mentor, Davante Adams.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s definitely gonna be different,\u201d Nacua said during an appearance on The Insiders this week<\/a>. \u201cDavante, as soon as he stepped into the facility, has been fantastic. The ability to learn the game from another all-time great, I feel like I\u2019m stealing. I\u2019m like a kid in the candy store.\u201d<\/p>\n

Every young receiver dreams of not only playing opposite elite counterparts but also having one of the league\u2019s top arms. Having brilliant football minds to help pave the way for what is set up to become one of the most exciting passing attacks that fans will be treated to this season helps, too.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve had Matthew Stafford, Sean McVay, Cooper Kupp, and now Davante Adams. My life is pretty good, I can\u2019t complain too much,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

The Rams’ receiver room is going through a quiet transformation. Tutu Atwell was re-signed for his speed earlier this offseason, and the front office added Adams, a future Hall of Famer and one of the league\u2019s premier route technicians, to guide a rising offense<\/a>. It\u2019s a blend of explosiveness, precision, and mentorship that\u2019s already having a big impact on Nacua.<\/p>\n

Nacua said \u201croute running” when asked what\u2019s jumped out about Adams.<\/p>\n

\u201cHis ability to change pace while he’s moving on the football field, the ability to win against negative leverage, his suddenness at the line of scrimmage, it’s fantastic to see. And to be able to see it in person and be lining up right next to him, it makes sure you have all the gas turned on when you’re going out there with No. 17.\u201d<\/p>\n

That \u201cgas\u201d and the hunger to learn are what\u2019s kept Nacua rising. Even with 2,476 yards and nine touchdowns under his belt in 28 games, he\u2019s still wide-eyed when he walks onto the practice field. Not just because of the talent around him, but because of who\u2019s also throwing the ball.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can\u2019t wait to see the guys,\u201d Nacua said. \u201cI just want to see Matthew Stafford spin it. That\u2019s my favorite part of the day. As soon as that first practice comes out and you see that ball spinning right, I\u2019m like, ah, things will be well in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

With training camp just around the corner, expectations are building again in Los Angeles, and for good reason. The Rams have star power, leadership, and momentum that had them just two wins away from a Super Bowl appearance last season. And with Nacua still playing sponge, soaking up every ounce of wisdom from the veterans around him, this offense might be just getting started.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With Tutu Atwell re-signed and Adams now in the fold, Nacua sees big things ahead. Two seasons ago,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":211164,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2079],"tags":[3979,247,265,240,8860,3978,5430,7,20842,239,1014,58,2444,2611,3687,1075,88,6,35196,245,537,530,1074,1088,424,3686,3307,9,266,8859,7392],"class_list":{"0":"post-211163","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-los-angeles-rams","8":"tag-adams","9":"tag-american","10":"tag-american-football","11":"tag-angeles","12":"tag-atwell","13":"tag-davante","14":"tag-davante-adams","15":"tag-football","16":"tag-hub","17":"tag-los","18":"tag-los-angeles","19":"tag-los-angeles-rams","20":"tag-losangeles","21":"tag-losangelesrams","22":"tag-mcvay","23":"tag-nacua","24":"tag-news","25":"tag-nfl","26":"tag-nfl-hub","27":"tag-overall","28":"tag-overall-positive","29":"tag-positive","30":"tag-puka","31":"tag-puka-nacua","32":"tag-rams","33":"tag-sean","34":"tag-sean-mcvay","35":"tag-sports","36":"tag-sports-news","37":"tag-tutu","38":"tag-tutu-atwell"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/114862055165140493","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/211163","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=211163"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/211163\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/211164"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=211163"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=211163"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=211163"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}