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Watch: Puka Nacua tried to draw the Rams’ logo but he has no idea what it looks like

Puka Nacua has no idea what the Rams’ logo looks like, as evidenced by his attempt to draw it

Puka Nacua is all about football. Just tell him where and when to show up to a game and he’ll give you 10 catches for 120 yards, and make it look easy.

Just don’t ask him which division the Rams are in or what their logo looks like.

During his stroll through radio row at the Super Bowl on Wednesday, Nacua was asked by Sports Illustrated to draw the Rams’ logo. His attempt proves he has no idea what it looks like, even admitting as much while he was trying to sketch it on the whiteboard.

“I don’t know what our logo looks like but I’m assuming it looks like that,” he said.

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Sorry, Puka. Not even close. That looks like a circle with a rainbow on top.

This is the Rams’ logo.

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See the resemblance? We don’t either.

He talked through his logic after revealing his work of art.

“I was like, it’s got to say LA Rams somewhere, right?” he said. “I don’t know. Honestly, I don’t know. Isn’t it like a horn on top of a helmet, or it’s just the head? That’s what I was drawing.”

At the end, Nacua was asked to grade himself from 1 to 10. He went below the scale and gave his drawing a 0, despite giving a 10 for effort.

“Effort? 10 Production? 0.”

Puka Nacua reflects on ‘huge blessing’ of being Cooper Kupp’s teammate

Puka Nacua called it a “huge blessing” to be Cooper Kupp’s teammate for the last two years and he’s going to miss him on the Rams

The Los Angeles Rams aren’t just losing a talented receiver by parting ways with Cooper Kupp. They’re also losing a leader in the locker room and one of the smartest players in football.

As a team captain and veteran in the Rams’ building, Kupp took younger receivers under his wing and helped guide them in special ways. Just ask Puka Nacua how much Kupp has meant to his career.

Nacua benefited greatly from being Kupp’s teammate in Los Angeles, learning the ins and outs as a rookie in 2023 and spending the offseason working with him last year ahead of his second season. Nacua joined Kupp’s early morning workouts last spring and stayed attached at the hip in 2024, which led to another huge season for the former BYU receiver.

In an interview on Up and Adams, Nacua attempted to put into perspective what Kupp has meant to him in light of the news that Los Angeles plans to trade the veteran wideout.

“I feel like I’ve been spoiled, I’ve been blessed to be able to have Cooper Kupp be my mentor,” Nacua said. “To be able to follow him and to be able to watch him interact with everybody in our facility, being the leader and the team captain, and then to watch him be a dad and be a husband in the offseason and that time we got to spend together. And the basketball player that he is, to be able to compete against him at the same time. But then to watch him work in-season and how detailed he is and everything he does to take care of his body and to communicate with Matthew to be on the same page, it’s been a huge blessing and I frickin’ love that guy.”

Kupp announced the news of his impending departure on social media but that’s not how Nacua learned about this development. Kupp made sure to text his fellow Rams receivers to let them know the news was coming down the line.

Even days later, Nacua had a hard time believing it was real.

“He reached out to our receiver group chat before the news had broke and just seeing it on social media,” Nacua said. “And then honestly, before I came out here for the Super Bowl, I rechecked Twitter like, ‘Was I dreaming? Is the Luka (Doncic) and this stuff going on for real?’”

Nacua will continue being a productive receiver for the Rams, but things won’t be the same without Kupp on the sideline with him.

Puka Nacua shared the saddest reaction to Cooper Kupp’s Rams trade news

Oh, this is a bummer.

The Los Angeles Rams intend to trade wide receiver Cooper Kupp in the near future, which will leave wide receiver Puka Nacua as the main receiving threat for the Rams going forward.

After Kupp broke the news on Monday night, Nacua shared a very sad reaction to the impending loss of his buddy in the Los Angeles position room.

“So I thought it was just the NBA trade season,” Nacua shared on Twitter (X) about the impending Kupp trade. Dang.

Of course, the city of Los Angeles just watched a truly seismic trade go down with the Lakers.

Seeing Kupp get traded would be yet another major domino to fall for the city’s sports scene, and Nacua sure doesn’t seem like he was ready for the difficult news that he’s about to lose his running mate.

It really isn’t just NBA trade season, is it? A bummer for all involved.

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Puka Nacua, Quentin Lake react to Cooper Kupp trade news

Puka Nacua and Quentin Lake shared their reactions to the Cooper Kupp trade news on social media

Cooper Kupp has played his last game with the Los Angeles Rams. He announced on Monday that the team is seeking to trade him immediately, a decision he said, “I don’t agree with.”

Kupp has played all eight years with the Rams and he expected to finish his career with the team that drafted him in 2017, but with a $29.78 million cap hit and a troubling injury history, Los Angeles is moving on.

Shortly after Kupp announced his impending departure from the Rams, two of his teammates reacted to the news on social media. Puka Nacua seemed surprised by the Rams seeking a trade for Kupp, while Quentin Lake expressed how upset he is to hear Kupp won’t be in horns anymore.

Nacua also posted photos of himself and Kupp on Instagram, a clear sign of how much he’s going to miss No. 10.

The Rams are going to work with Kupp to find the best situation for him and his family, something they did with Jalen Ramsey a couple of years ago when he was traded to the Dolphins.

Watch 13 minutes of Puka Nacua highlights from 2024 season

Puka Nacua had a fantastic 2024 season filled with spectacular catches, all captured in this highlight reel

The 2024 season didn’t start the way Puka Nacua hoped it would, suffering a knee injury in Week 1 that would cause him to miss the next five games. He returned in Week 8 against the Minnesota Vikings and immediately picked up where he left off as a rookie in 2023, playing some fantastic football down the stretch.

In the 11 games he played, he caught 79 passes for 990 yards and easily would’ve eclipsed the 1,000-yard mark for the second straight year had the Rams not rested their starters in the finale. As good as he was in 2023, Nacua was even better this past season, showing that all the work he put in during the offseason paid off.

From toe-tapping catches along the sideline to a spectacular diving catch in the end zone against the Patriots, Nacua made the difficult look easy in 2024. That’s very clear in the following highlight reel, which is 13 minutes of Nacua’s best plays from this past season.

Dana White gave Puka Nacua a shoutout for ‘another amazing season’

Puka Nacua got a shoutout from UFC president Dana White for his fantastic season in 2024

Puka Nacua didn’t have a record-setting season like he had as a rookie in 2023, but he proved in only 11 games that he’s one of the best receivers in the NFL. He caught 79 passes for 990 yards and three touchdowns, improving his per-game averages in receptions, yards and just about every other metric.

After what was a fantastic season, Nacua got a shoutout from UFC president Dana White on Instagram. He congratulated Nacua on “another amazing season” and said “we are all so happy for you!”

You can see his message for Nacua below, which was a cool gesture from the head of UFC.

It may seem random for Nacua to get a shoutout from the UFC president, but he has ties to the White family. They actually go way back to when Nacua was playing youth football with White’s son, Dana, in Las Vegas before moving to Utah.

Whtie even said Nacua “grew up in our house” during an interview last year, which shows just how close the two families are – hence, the nickname Uncle Dana.

“My kids grew up with Puka. He grew up in our house,” White said.

Eagles to host Commanders in NFC Championship game after 28-22 win over Rams

Eagles to host Commanders in NFC Championship game after 28-22 win over Rams in the NFC Divisional Round

The Eagles are headed to the NFC title game and host their division rival, the Washington Commanders. After holding on for a 28-22 win over the Rams in the NFC divisional round, the Eagles will play the Washington Commanders.

In what can only be described as a barn burner, Philadelphia looked like they put the game away after going up 28-15, but the Rams scored a late fourth-quarter touchdown to pull within seven. After the Eagles could not maximize their final offensive drive, the Rams had one final shot on a ten-play, 60-yard drive that fell short with an incomplete pass to Puka Nucau at the Philadelphia 22-yard line.

The No. 2 seed Eagles will host the No. 6 seed Washington Commanders (12-5), who defeated the No. 1 seed Detroit Lions (15-2) 45-31 at Ford Field on Saturday night.

Washington’s 45 points were the most in a playoff game in franchise history.

Detroit quarterback Jared Goff threw three interceptions and was uneven all night. He went 23-40 passing for 313 yards (7.8 avg), one touchdown, and a 59.7 quarterback rating. The Lions’ running game was dynamic but underused, as Jahmyr Gibbs had 14 carries for 105 yards (7.5 avg) and two rushing touchdowns.

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For Washington, Offensive Rookie of the Year favorite and Pro Bowler, Jayden Daniels was 22-31 passing for 299 yards (9.6 avg), two touchdowns, no interceptions, and a 122.9 quarterback rating.

In an offensive shootout, the two teams combined for over 1,000 yards of offense and 57 first downs.

Philadelphia and Washington split the season series, with the Commanders pulling off a 36-33 home win in Week 16 after Jalen Hurts was ruled out with a concussion.

Sights and sounds from first half as Eagles holds a 13-10 lead over Rams in divisional round

Sights and sounds from first half as Eagles holds a 13-10 lead over Rams in divisional round

The weather came as expected, but there were plenty of big plays in the first half as the Eagles hold a 13-10 lead over the Rams at home in the divisional round game on Sunday. A Philadelphia win and Nick Sirianni would host the Washington Commanders in the NFC title game next week. The Eagles lost rookie cornerback Quinyon Mitchell in the first half with a shoulder injury, and Isaiah Rodgers matched up with Rams wide receivers on the outside, which will be something to watch. With the second half quickly approaching, here sights and sounds from the first 30 minutes. ***

Watch: Matthew Stafford hits Eagles with beautiful no-look pass to Puka Nacua

Matthew Stafford threw this no-look pass to perfection, hitting Puka Nacua for 16 yards over the middle

Matthew Stafford and no-look passes in the playoffs go together like peanut butter and jelly. Everyone remembers his no-looker against the Bengals in the Super Bowl, which came on the final drive of the game, and he pulled off another one Sunday against the Eagles.

On the Rams’ opening possession, he hit the Eagles with a no-look pass to Puka Nacua over the middle, picking up 16 yards. He didn’t do it to showboat, either. His no-look passes have legitimate benefits, like holding the defender in the middle of the field so he doesn’t jump the route and pick off the pass.

It worked to perfection on Sunday, with Nolan Smith being late to react because Stafford’s eyes held him to one side.

Eagles vs. Rams: Pregame sights and sounds from NFC Divisional Round game

We’re looking at pregame sights and sounds from the Philadelphia Eagles matchup against the Los Angeles Rams in the divisional round

We’re now minutes away from the Eagles, and Rams kicking off their divisional-round matchup at Lincoln Financial Field.

Philadelphia is look to reach 7-0 in the Divisional Round at home in their franchise history and advance to another NFC Championship Game. With kickoff moments away, here are the pregame sights and sounds from a gigantic matchup.

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