{"id":731811,"date":"2026-02-05T19:48:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T19:48:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/731811\/"},"modified":"2026-02-05T19:48:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T19:48:18","slug":"rams-wr-puka-nacua-sparks-speculation-after-west-hollywood-date-with-hannah-stocking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/731811\/","title":{"rendered":"Rams WR Puka Nacua sparks speculation after West Hollywood date with Hannah Stocking"},"content":{"rendered":"

Puka Nacua has always played the game of football at full speed. Now, the Los Angeles Rams wide receiver is discovering that Hollywood<\/a> runs on the same rules.\u00a0<\/p>\n

After his Rams lost to the Super Bowl-bound Seahawks in the NFC Championship Game last Sunday, Nacua made headlines when he fired off a flirtatious tweet<\/a> aimed squarely at actress Sydney Sweeney that instantly turned NFL Twitter into a late-night group chat.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Nacua\u2019s teammates, Byron Young and Kobie Turner told The California Post in an interview it was a \u201cHall of Fame move,\u201d the kind of confident swing that is usually reserved for Sean McVay on fourth-and-long.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"PukaRams WR Puka Nacua was seen leaving dinner at Matsuisha in West Hollywood with influencer Hannah Stocking and some friends. The Hollywood JR \/ BACKGRID<\/p>\n

But before the internet could even coronate a new couple, the plot twisted. Nacua was spotted stepping out of Matsuhisa in West Hollywood with 33-year-old influence Hannah Stocking.\u00a0<\/p>\n

That\u2019s when the speculation machine revved up. <\/p>\n

Are Nacua and Stocking a couple? A friendly dinner? A publicity chess move with a deeper endgame? Some insist the date was real. Others believe it\u2019s Hollywood misdirection, a smoke screen before another shot at Sweeney, or someone else.<\/p>\n

Nacua himself seemed to pump the brakes on Wednesday at Toyota Glow-Up Classic when he told The California Post \u201cI have an actual fear of heights,\u201d when asked if he was going to go skydiving with Sweeney anytime soon.<\/p>\n

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This is all happening against a louder, messier backdrop. <\/p>\n

In December, Nacua faced backlash after making an antisemitic gesture during a livestream. He later issued a public apology, writing, \u201cI deeply apologize to anyone who was offended by my actions as I do not stand for any form of racism, bigotry or hate of another group of people.\u201d <\/p>\n

The moment served as a reminder that celebrity isn\u2019t just access\u2014it\u2019s accountability, and mistakes echo longer in Hollywood than touchdowns.<\/p>\n

\"HannahThe sighting comes days after Nacua appeared to \u201cshoot-his-shot\u201d with actress Sydney Sweeney. The Hollywood JR \/ BACKGRID<\/p>\n

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On the field, Nacua\u2019s r\u00e9sum\u00e9 speaks loudly enough. <\/p>\n

Off it, he\u2019s leaning into the Los Angeles lifestyle with the curiosity of someone who knows the spotlight won\u2019t wait. <\/p>\n

Formerly linked to Hallie Aiono, now photographed with Stocking, and loosely tied to Sweeney by a tweet heard around the league, Nacua is learning that in this town, every move is content.<\/p>\n

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