{"id":693714,"date":"2026-01-21T12:43:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T12:43:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/693714\/"},"modified":"2026-01-21T12:43:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T12:43:18","slug":"new-york-giants-head-coach-john-harbaugh-badly-wanted-los-angeles-rams-wide-receiver-puka-nacua-in-baltimore-ravens-nfl-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/693714\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Giants head coach John Harbaugh badly wanted Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua in Baltimore Ravens | NFL News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/nfl-john-harbaugh.jpg\" alt=\"New York Giants head coach John Harbaugh badly wanted Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua in Baltimore Ravens\" title=\"(Image via Getty: John Harbaugh and Puka Nacua)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>(Image via Getty: John Harbaugh and Puka Nacua) JPA [handle name: jasrifootball] recently shared a nerve-racking fact on X. They reported that, according to NFL Network\u2019s Mike Garafolo, John Harbaugh badly wanted to draft Puka Nacua in the 2023 NFL Draft. But the front office went against his wishes. Garafolo said, \u201cIf he got his way, Puka Nacua would be a Raven. That was a guy John Harbaugh badly wanted the Ravens to draft, and they didn\u2019t.\u201dPuka Nacua is a gem for the Los Angeles Rams right now. The two-time Pro Bowler accumulated 129 receptions for 1,715 receiving yards and 10 receiving touchdowns in the 2025 season alone. His team is now aiming for Super Bowl LX. He\u2019s unstoppable on the gridiron. Anyway, how did cybercitizens react to Nacua being a Raven under the watch of John Harbaugh? Let\u2019s find out.<\/p>\n<p>Cybercitizens prefer Puka Nacua over Zay Flowers for Ravens<\/p>\n<p>An X user bluntly rejected the idea and said, \u201cI dont think he\u2019d be the Puka we know today tbh.\u201d Another appreciated the history call and said the Rams wideout would have been better than current wideout and 2023 applicant, Zay Flowers: \u201cNacua &gt; Zay Flowers.\u201d A third user added, \u201cPuka, Zay, Likely woulda been lights out.\u201d When a fourth user asked who was actually traded for instead of 2025 Pro Football Focus Offensive Player of the Year, X\u2019s artificial intelligence, Grok replied, \u201cCornerback Kyu Blu Kelly as the Ravens\u2019 fifth-round No. 157 overall pick. Nacua was later picked as No. 177 by Rams. Reports suggest Harbaugh pushed for Puka, but the front office opted against it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Puka Nacua would not be the same with Lamar Jackson and Todd Monken<\/p>\n<p>A user said the wide receiver would not be the same as he is today with quarterback <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/matthew-stafford\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Matthew Stafford<\/a> and offensive coordinator Mike LaFleur: \u201cPuka would NOT be the same player with todd monken play calling and lamar at qb LMAO.\u201d Another user agreed, \u201cPuka on the Ravens wouldn\u2019t be Puka on the Rams. Glad the front office went a different direction.\u201d A third user bluntly wrote, \u201cFront office decisions often overshadow coaching instincts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>PR stunt<\/p>\n<p>While some users blamed it all on the PR team: \u201cLol Harbaugh\u2019s agent is working overtime on this entire PR stunt,\u201d \u201cGiants PR team working overtime damn,\u201d \u201cWe don\u2019t need to look away. We all know this ain\u2019t true lmao. That Harbaugh pr machine been cooking better than Josh Allen\u2019s since [Tyler] Loop missed that kick.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"(Image via Getty: John Harbaugh and Puka Nacua) JPA [handle name: jasrifootball] recently shared a nerve-racking fact on&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":693715,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2052],"tags":[184,117,2282,7,41030,58,32,101279,6,15,101278,1088,169,23813,4648],"class_list":{"0":"post-693714","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-baltimore-ravens","8":"tag-baltimore","9":"tag-baltimore-ravens","10":"tag-baltimoreravens","11":"tag-football","12":"tag-kyu-blu-kelly","13":"tag-los-angeles-rams","14":"tag-matthew-stafford","15":"tag-new-york-giants-head-coach-john-harbaugh","16":"tag-nfl","17":"tag-nfl-draft","18":"tag-pr-stunt","19":"tag-puka-nacua","20":"tag-ravens","21":"tag-todd-monken","22":"tag-zay-flowers"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/115933152842689255","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/693714","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=693714"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/693714\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/693715"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=693714"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=693714"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=693714"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}