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Los Angeles Rams pro wide receiver Puka Nacua has entered a rehabilitation facility after some recent off-field issues.
Nacua was recently accused of assault and battery by a woman who claims he bit her on the shoulder on New Year’s Eve and gave her a anti-Semitic remark.
Neither Nacua’s attorney, Levi McCathern, nor the Rams immediately responded to a confirmation email.
However, the New York Post quoted McCathern as saying, “He was there for quite a long period of time before any of these allegations came to light in Madison, and he is expected to stay there for some time to come.”
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Puka Nacua of the Los Angeles Rams reacts after a catch during the third quarter against the Seattle Seahawks at Lumen Field on December 18, 2025, in Seattle. (Steph Chambers/Getty Images)
“The combination of stories you will have told is certainly a contributing factor,” the lawyer said, adding that Nacua wants to “improve his overall behavior in all aspects of his life.”
Plaintiff Madison Atiabi claims Nacua bit her and left teeth marks on her shoulder while they were in a van together later that night, and she claims Nacua also bit her friend’s thumb.
McCathern strongly denied that Nacua made anti-Semitic statements, but called the biting “a ruckus.”
Atiabi and her lawyer, Joseph Kar, say Nacua made an anti-Semitic exclamation that emotionally upset her when they were together in Century City.
Puka Nacua of the Los Angeles Rams reacts during the second quarter against the Indianapolis Colts at SoFi Stadium on September 28, 2025, in Inglewood, California. (Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
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McCathern said “this whole claim is nothing more than an attempted shakedown” and that the bite “left nothing more than a temporary mark,” according to TMZ.
Nacua apologized for committing an “anti-Semitic” act on a YouTube broadcast last year. Nakua discussed the touchdown celebrations on YouTuber Adin Ross’s stream, and in the video, Ross asked Nakua to kick the ball, flex and then rub his hands together. Ross, who is Jewish, called the move his own “dance” or “emote.”
Many, however, believed the celebration perpetuated a harmful anti-Jewish stereotype. Nacua received massive backlash and issued an apology.
Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua (17) runs the ball against Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin (3) during the first half at SOFI Stadium. (Gary A. Vasquez/Imagn Images)
Nacua caught 129 passes for 1,715 yards and 10 touchdowns last season, all career highs.
