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By Matt Audilet
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Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua suffered a knee injury on the final offensive play of this past Sunday's Week 9 win over the Washington Commanders — a game in which he reeled in 14 catches for 150 yards and a touchdown.
On Monday, Rams head coach Sean McVay said Nacua is likely to be placed on injured reserve as he deals with MCL/PCL sprains and a turf toe issue. However, as of Wednesday afternoon, that has not yet happened.
If Nacua were to be placed on IR, he would automatically be ruled out for the Rams' next four games. Los Angeles has its bye in Week 11, meaning an IR designation would delay his return until at least Week 15.
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According to ESPN NFL insider Dan Graziano, the Rams could be holding off on an IR decision with the hopes that Nacua could return for a Week 14 matchup against the San Francisco 49ers.
"If they think it's possible Nacua might only have to miss four weeks, they could refrain from putting him on IR and possibly have him back in time for their Week 14 game at San Francisco," Graziano said.
"Speaking to people close to this situation on Monday evening, they were very adamant that Nacua's injury isn't season-ending and that they hope to get him back around that Week 14, Week 15 time," he concluded.
The Rams are now exceedingly-thin at the wide receiver position, with both Davante Adams and Jordan Whittington on IR. Matthew Stafford and the Los Angeles offense will now lean on Konata Mumpfield, Tutu Atwell, CJ Daniels and Xavier Smith at the WR position.
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The Rams will kick off against the Arizona Cardinals in a Week 10 matchup at 4:05 p.m. ET on Sunday.
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