off-field incidents will weigh in on extension discussions<\/a> with Nacua.<\/p>\n\u201cWe are hopeful that he\u2019s a Ram for a really long time,\u201d head coach Sean McVay said at the time. \u201cBut he understands what the responsibility is, not exclusive to just the production on the field.\u201d<\/p>\n
But amidst that backdrop, Nacua was present for team meetings and workouts on Monday as the team began its preparations for the 2026 season.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s my brother. Love him to death. One of the greatest human beings I\u2019ve ever got to work with,\u201d safety and team captain Quentin Lake said. \u201cAt the end of the day, all we can do is just ride with him. That\u2019s it. As a team, we love him to death. We know who he is. He\u2019s a person and a football player, so just making sure we\u2019re there to support him.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tight end Tyler Higbee has been working out with Nacua and former Ram Cooper Kupp this offseason on a daily basis, so he\u2019s been a witness to how Nacua has navigated the situation and been there to offer support when needed.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not trying to play too much dad. I\u2019m always there for him, try to talk to him and just, you know, help him understand just what it is,\u201d Higbee said. \u201cBut he\u2019s doing great. You know, he\u2019s really, really doing good. \u2026 You can tell even just communicating with him, talking to him. He\u2019s doing really good and he\u2019s going to be ready to go.\u201d<\/p>\n
More Rams up for contract extensions<\/p>\n
Nacua is not the only Ram up for a contract extension this offseason, with his fellow 2023 draft classmates Kobie Turner, Byron Young, Steve Avila and Warren McClendon also eligible entering the final years of their rookie contracts.<\/p>\n
Turner said Monday that he is allowing his agent to handle the business side of things, but added, \u201cI\u2019ve really loved my time here. It\u2019s a great organization and a great group of guys and so I would love to have that opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n
Turner, who became a first-time father last month to a baby girl, said he is trying to keep his approach similar to his first three seasons, even with the prospect of a new contract lingering over the spring.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s a great opportunity that\u2019s presented before me to be able to take care of my family,\u201d Turner said. \u201cIt can be kind of boring to say every year, but a continuation of exactly what\u2019s got me here. Continuing to work hard and to be the hardest worker that I can be, to put my mental into the game and to continue to have that process that\u2019s going to ultimately garner me the results that I want.\u201d<\/p>\n
Higbee\u2019s ankle healing<\/p>\n
On Monday, Higbee admitted that the high ankle sprain that landed him on injured reserve last season continued to be an issue even after he returned to game action.<\/p>\n
The discomfort has continued to linger, but Higbee said he is noticing some improvement as the spring progresses.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s incrementally, slowly getting better,\u201d Higbee said. \u201cEven getting back into training in the off-season, I\u2019m like, \u2018This thing\u2019s still lingering,\u2019 you know what I mean? But it has gotten better.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LOS ANGELES \u2014 Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua was present and participating in the team\u2019s first day of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":848435,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2079],"tags":[7,1014,58,2444,2611,6,424,9],"class_list":{"0":"post-870855","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-los-angeles-rams","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-los-angeles","10":"tag-los-angeles-rams","11":"tag-losangeles","12":"tag-losangelesrams","13":"tag-nfl","14":"tag-rams","15":"tag-sports"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116439550995362901","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/870855","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=870855"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/870855\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/848435"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=870855"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=870855"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=870855"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}