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The United Football League announced Tuesday that the open receiver of the Michigan Panthers, Samson Nacua, the brother of the Los Angeles Rams, Puka Nacua, has been suspended without paying a game after getting into an altercation with a fan.
The video went viral over the weekend showing Nacua slapping a St. Louis Battlehawks fan in the face after the panthers game on the road in central America.
Nacua will not be able to play against the defenders of DC on May 4.
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Samson Nacua de Michigan Panthers celebrates while scoring a touchdown against Memphis showboats at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee, on March 30, 2025. (Chris Day/The Commercial Appeal/USA Today Network through IMAGN images)
In addition, as part of the suspension, the UFL announced that Samson agreed to participate in community service events organized by the League.
It is not clear what the fan told Nacua that he led to the physical reaction. The League said he was investigating the situation when the video came out.
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Adonis Alexander, Nacua’s teammate, was also with him during the altercation, although he did not seem to be involved. Instead, he simply pointed to the fan after Nacua slapped him, and left the countryside together.
Open Receiver of the Indianapolis Colts Samson Nacua during the training camp on August 17, 2022 in Grand Park in Westfield, Indiana. (Robert Scheer/Indiestar/USA Today Network)
Nacua played for Utah and Byu during his university career, the last of which his younger brother attended as well. He caught 82 passes for 1,015 yards and 11 touchdowns in 45 games with the UTES before transferring to Byu for the 2021 season.
There, Nacua dragged 21 trapped for 329 yards and three scores.
Nacua tried to enter a list in the NFL after his university career, spending time with the Colts of Indianapolis and the Saints of New Orleans, but never stayed. He played for the UFL Pittsburgh Maulers before joining the Panthers in 2024.
Samson Nacua de Michigan Panthers runs with the ball against the showbats at the Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium in Memphis on March 30, 2025. (Chris Day/The Commercial Appeal/USA Today Network through IMAGN images)
This season, Nacua has counted seven trapped for 116 yards and a touchdown.
