Puka Nacua catches a bad case of "WR1-itis"

[Bockeye]

This will make you like him even more. Him and Burrow would be best buds. 
 

 

[Cray51]

1 hour ago, Process said:

The "antisemitism" cries are a complete joke and I actually feel bed for him in that regard.

 

The rest, he's just dumb. 

Bingo - watch the actual stream.  Ross asks him what his normal celebration is, they go through a series of options for a new one, and then Ross creates a series of moves for his next celebration and adds the problem one into it.

 

Nacua had no idea it was an issue.

 

ignorant, but not intentionally evil

[GunnerBill]

3 minutes ago, Cray51 said:

Bingo - watch the actual stream.  Ross asks him what his normal celebration is, they go through a series of options for a new one, and then Ross creates a series of moves for his next celebration and adds the problem one into it.

 

Nacua had no idea it was an issue.

 

ignorant, but not intentionally evil

 

It can be antisemitic even if born out of ignorance. 

[dorquemada]

4 minutes ago, Cray51 said:

Bingo - watch the actual stream.  Ross asks him what his normal celebration is, they go through a series of options for a new one, and then Ross creates a series of moves for his next celebration and adds the problem one into it.

 

Nacua had no idea it was an issue.

 

ignorant, but not intentionally evil

 

Off the top of my head I can think of 1000 other scenarios where a person wouldn’t get that grace.  Strange, that

[colin]

6 minutes ago, GunnerBill said:

 

It can be antisemitic even if born out of ignorance. 

 

it can?

 

it didn't look that way when i saw the stream, the aiden ross guy (who is enormous, i had no idea but he has millions and millions of views, he's as big to these nfl kids as david letterman was back in the day) just sort of goaded him into doing a touchdown dance which just seemed like a bunch of random moves.

 

i don't think puka had any concept of any kind when he was on the show other than wanting to do a new silly dance that might go viral with some streamer celebrity (which is shocking to me because this ross kid is virtually unknown outside of literal children and young adults).

 

[EmotionallyUnstable]

12 minutes ago, GunnerBill said:

 

It can be antisemitic even if born out of ignorance. 

For which he has since explained and apologized. I’ll give him a pass on that - but the other stuff is just straight bizarre. 

[GunnerBill]

Just now, colin said:

 

it can?

 

it didn't look that way when i saw the stream, the aiden ross guy (who is enormous, i had no idea but he has millions and millions of views, he's as big to these nfl kids as david letterman was back in the day) just sort of goaded him into doing a touchdown dance which just seemed like a bunch of random moves.

 

i don't think puka had any concept of any kind when he was on the show other than wanting to do a new silly dance that might go viral with some streamer celebrity (which is shocking to me because this ross kid is virtually unknown outside of literal children and young adults).

 

 

Yes, it can. Ignorance is not a defence.

Just now, EmotionallyUnstable said:

For which he has since explained and apologized. I’ll give him a pass on that - but the other stuff is just straight bizarre. 

 

Yea, he has, he was right to and good for him for doing so.

[WotAGuy]

I just want to apologize to everyone right now for washing my hands a certain way. 

[T master]

4 hours ago, DrDawkinstein said:

A LOT has been going on with this young man just THIS WEEK.

 

1. It started Sunday after the Rams game when he tried to go live on stream in the Rams locker room and even team mates told him to turn it off (he didnt and lied to them)

 

 

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2. Continued on this week when he tried to bring other streamers into the Rams practice facility during the short week. Got him in big trouble with McVay.

 

Puka Nacua tried to bring internet streamers into Rams' facility but Sean McVay shut it down

https://theramswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/rams/2025/12/17/rams-puka-nacua-neon-adin-ross-stream-facility-sean-mcvay/87808925007/

 

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3. Went back on live streams and aired the following takes (I'll condense these down to one point but could be 3 individual)

 

          a. Refs "are the worst" and make bad calls on purpose so they can get on TV for their friends

       

         b. Concussions arent real

 

c. Then made some comments about Jewish people I wont repost here, and said he'll do a "Covetus Jew" TD celebration this week.

 

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4. To top it all off, his brother has been arrested for stealing the truck of LA Laker Adou Thiero.

 

 

Could we be witnessing the next Antonio Brown in the making ??

[WotAGuy]

Just now, T master said:

Could we be witnessing the next Antonio Brown in the making ??

He’s just one breaking and entering charge from those heights!

[Uncle Monkeyhead]

1 hour ago, Juice_32 said:

I know I'm old but the amount of times this younger generation says the word "bro" drives me insane. 

My daughter's friend (female) was at her place when I went over to fix a leaky faucet last week. 20 year olds. I must've heard them call each other bro at least 3 times. I feel so damn old 

[T.E.]

48 minutes ago, Ralonzo said:

 

"We drafted the Nacua family..."

Maybe my favorite Dolphins moment that didn't involve us actively winning a game against them.

 

"I tell ya one thing, you're gonna love watching him as a punt returner."

 

LMAO

[T master]

7 minutes ago, WotAGuy said:

He’s just one breaking and entering charge from those heights!

I just heard that he said some bad stuff on social media too he keeps it up he'll be getting his hand slapped ..

[Simon]

52 minutes ago, Ralonzo said:

 

"We drafted the Nacua family..."

 

 

[Buffalo716]

4 minutes ago, T.E. said:

Maybe my favorite Dolphins moment that didn't involve us actively winning a game against them.

 

"I tell ya one thing, you're gonna love watching him as a punt returner."

 

LMAO

Dude I can't believe that's his selling point in the presser lol

 

I love the family love the kid he's going to be a great punt returner hahaha 

[WotAGuy]

2 minutes ago, Simon said:

 

 

Dead Schembechlers???   That’s offensive to the family of Bo Schembechler. 

[Sierra Foothills]

3 hours ago, MJS said:

Funny about the concussion thing, because Nacua sat out the senior bowl because of a concussion.

 

Imagine the implications of having been diagnosed with a concussion and then being a concussion denier.

 

There's no satisfactory explanation for that.

 

3 hours ago, Augie said:

If concussions are fake, but ACL’s are real, I wonder where he stands on the existence of outer space? Or does that one dude from the Combine stand alone, there? 

 

EDIT: Maybe he thinks concussions are fake because his standing baseline is that of someone already fully concussed? There’s nowhere else for him to go! .

 

Or Sandy Point, or the shape of the earth.

 

That is a really crazy take for a football player.

 

2 hours ago, Augie said:

This is why I wear Bills gear, but I have never owned a jersey.  I have no idea who they really are, even if the public persona isn’t obviously whacko like this.  

 

Maybe a bit odd, and my family wears jerseys, but it’s just not for me.  🤷‍♂️

 

The first expensive player merch I bought with a name on it was Josh Allen's. And I'm not a kid but I'm pretty certain about this guy. 

 

1 hour ago, T.E. said:

I watched the video. The livestream host - who is himself Jewish - asked him to rub his hands together. He clearly had no idea what that meant, and now he's being forced to go on an apology tour?

 

It's ridiculous.

 

That's very forgiving of you and I don't mean that insincerely.

 

But what about the other stuff?

 

Denying concussions? Violating the sanctity of the locker room, defying the wishes of teammates, violating team rules?

 

Dude needs to 1) learn really quickly that he needs to be a lot more careful about what he says and where he says it and 2) not violate the trust of his team.

 

The best possible explanation of his numerous misjudgments is that he's gotten a bit too drunk on celebrity and he needs to sober up.

 

[Cray51]

43 minutes ago, GunnerBill said:

 

It can be antisemitic even if born out of ignorance. 

Sure, but it’s not intentionally evil.  I’m saying the people who are asking him to be cut from the team aren’t understanding the context behind the act.

[WotAGuy]

5 minutes ago, T master said:

I just heard that he said some bad stuff on social media too he keeps it up he'll be getting his hand slapped ..

Nothing good ever happens on social media. I swear people cruise it looking for things to be offended about. 

[HappyDays]

2 hours ago, Process said:

The "antisemitism" cries are a complete joke and I actually feel bed for him in that regard.

 

The rest, he's just dumb. 

 

I don't think he's an antisemite. I think he's a very dumb young man who genuinely didn't know that the gesture was meant to make fun of Jewish people. That being said he's a public figure and he's responsible for the people he associates with. He/his ghostwriter agent already put out an apology, hopefully that's the end of it. Sean McVay has probably reamed him out good.