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Los Angeles Rams all-pro wide receiver Puka Nacua has checked into a rehab facility after some recent off-the-field issues.
Nacua was recently charged with assault and battery by a woman who alleges he bit her on the shoulder on New Year’s Eve and made a antisemitic comment.
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 a substantial period of time before any of these allegations broke up with Madison, and he is scheduled to be there for a while longer.”
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Puka Nacua of the Los Angeles Rams reacts after a sack 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 they will have published is certainly a contributing factor,” the lawyer said, adding that Nacua wants to “improve his overall behavior in every aspect of his life where he can do so.”
Plaintiff Madison Atiabi says Nacua bit her and left teeth marks on her shoulder when they were together in a van later that night, and claims Nacua also bit her friend’s thumb.
McCathern strongly denied that Nacua had made anti-Semitic statements, but described the biting as “horseplay.”
Atiabi and her attorney, Joseph Kar, claim that Nacua made an anti-Semitic exclamation that emotionally distressed 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 Martínez/Getty Images)
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McCathern said that “the entire claim is nothing more than an extortion attempt” and that the bite “left nothing more than a temporary mark,” according to TMZ.
Nacua apologized for performing an “anti-Semitic” act in a YouTube broadcast last year. Nakua talked about the touchdown celebrations on YouTuber Adin Ross’s stream, and in the video, Ross instructed Nakua to spike the ball, flex, and then rub his hands together. Ross, who is Jewish, has referred to the movement as his own “dance” or “emotion.”
Many, however, believed that the celebration perpetuated a harmful anti-Jewish stereotype. Nacua received overwhelming rejection and apologized.
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. Vásquez/Imagn Images)
Nacua caught 129 passes for 1,715 yards and 10 touchdowns last season, all career highs.
