{"id":739518,"date":"2026-02-09T05:23:30","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T05:23:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/739518\/"},"modified":"2026-02-09T05:23:30","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T05:23:30","slug":"puka-nacua-posts-sam-darnold-in-odd-super-bowl-callout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/739518\/","title":{"rendered":"Puka Nacua posts &#8216;Sam Darnold&#8217; in odd Super Bowl callout"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Puka Nacua\u2019s verbal barbs this week apparently weren\u2019t limited to just the Rams\u2019 fanbase.<\/p>\n<p>Just days after <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/02\/08\/sports\/puka-nacua-takes-shot-at-rams-fans-at-super-bowl-2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">taking a swipe at Los Angeles supporters<\/a> for not showing out at Rams home games, the 24-year-old wideout seemed to throw some shade Sam Darnold\u2019s way.<\/p>\n<p>Rams receiver Puka Nacua took to his X page during Super Bowl LX and wrote \u201cSam Darnold\u201d with a crying emoji. X\/Puka Nacua<\/p>\n<p>At some point during Super Bowl LX at Levi\u2019s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., Nacua took to his X page and appeared to jab at the Seahawks\u2019 QB1.<\/p>\n<p>Nacua typed out \u201cSam Darnold\u201d and added a crying emoji, and more than a few in the NFL world took it as a dig.<\/p>\n<p>While the Seahawks rolled over the Patriots in Super Bowl LX, Sam Darnold completed just 19 of his 38 pass attempts. REUTERS<\/p>\n<p>Emmanuel Acho was certainly<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EmmanuelAcho\/status\/2020707592432152785\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"> one who believed <\/a>Nacua was laughing at Darnold for a poor play he made in Seattle\u2019s 29-13 victory over the Patriots, and he ripped the receiver on social media for the post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPuka needs to chill out and give Sam Darnold his RESPECT!\u201d Acho wrote on X. \u201cSam Darnold beat Puka and then won a Super Bowl, what the heck Puka laughing for?!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Puka Nacua took a swipe at Rams fans earlier this week when he suggested they don\u2019t show up enough for Los Angeles\u2019 home games. AP<\/p>\n<p>Darnold and Seattle were able to make it to Sunday\u2019s big game after they beat Nacua\u2019s Rams in the NFC Championship on Jan. 25.<\/p>\n<p>While Darnold exploded in that victory over L.A., he had a much more modest game against New England, completing just 19 of 38 passes for 202 yards and one touchdown.<\/p>\n<p>Nacua, though, was complimentary of at least one Seahawk on Sunday \u2014 his former teammate, Cooper Kupp.<\/p>\n<p>Nacua wrote \u201cCooooooop\u201d on X, before he <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ESPNNFL\/status\/2020701079449604325\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">re-posted an image<\/a> that showed Kupp being a two-time Super Bowl champion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Puka Nacua\u2019s verbal barbs this week apparently weren\u2019t limited to just the Rams\u2019 fanbase. 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