Los Angeles Rams All-Professional huge receiver Puka Nacua is in rehab and was there earlier than he was sued for assault and battery by a girl who says he made an antisemitic assertion and bit her on the shoulder on New 12 months’s Eve, in line with his legal professional.
“He was in (rehab) a substantial period of time before any of these allegations broke… and he’s scheduled to be there for a while longer,” Levi McCathern informed The California Put up.
McCathern informed the newspaper Nacua’s choice to enter rehab was not a direct response to the lawsuit his accuser filed towards him late final month, however an try “to improve his overall behaviour in every aspect of his life.”
The civil lawsuit, filed in March in Los Angeles, additionally cited gender violence and negligence.
Nacua led the NFL in catches final season
Plaintiff Madison Atiabi and her legal professional, Joseph Kar, declare Nacua made an antisemitic exclamation that emotionally distressed her once they had been collectively on New 12 months’s Eve.
She says Nacua bit her and left enamel marks on her shoulder once they had been in a van collectively later within the night time, and he or she claims Nacua additionally bit her pal’s thumb.
McCathern beforehand strongly denied that Nacua made any antisemitic statements. He described the bites as “horseplay.”
Nacua issued an apology final December after performing a gesture that performs upon antisemitic tropes whereas showing on an web livestream.
Nacua has been some of the productive receivers in NFL historical past over his first three seasons with the Rams, who drafted him within the fifth spherical out of BYU in 2023. He led the league with 129 catches final season and had 1,715 yards receiving and 10 touchdowns.
Nacua is eligible to signal a contract extension with the Rams this offseason.
McCathern added that Nacua “will complete the program in plenty of time to be involved in all of the Rams OTAs (organised team activities).”
The Rams are eligible to start out their low season exercises from April 20, whereas official coaching camps get beneath approach in July, forward of the beginning of aggressive motion in September.
