Rams' Nacua likely to hit IR with MCL, PCL sprain, turf toe - ESPN

LOS ANGELES — The Rams likely will place wide receiver Puka Nacua on injured reserve with an MCL and PCL sprain in his right leg, as well as turf toe, coach Sean McVay said Monday.

McVay didn't give a specific timeline for how many weeks Nacua is expected to miss, but said the team believes it will be at least a month.

Nacua was hurt on the Rams' final offensive snap of Sunday's victory over the Washington Commanders. The injuries happened on third down with the Rams attempting to end the game with a conversion. Nacua rushed for 5 yards but took a hard hit on the play and briefly stayed on the ground before walking off the field.

Puka Nacua's injury on the final play of Sunday's game is the latest injury hurdle for the Rams this season.

Nacua had 14 catches for 150 yards and a touchdown in the victory. He was targeted 19 times by quarterback Matthew Stafford. The Rams were already without wide receiver Davante Adams, who suffered a hamstring injury in Week 6.

McVay said Monday he's «kicking himself» in retrospect about exposing Nacua to a big hit with a run play late with a 20-13 lead.

«I'd be lying to you if I said I haven't questioned the decision-making on that last play over and over in my head of what could have been another option that you felt like could have gotten a conversion and maybe ended the game that would've led to him not taking a violent hit to his right knee,» McVay said. «And so it's stuff that I feel tremendous responsibility for, and we've got to be able to figure out how to protect these guys while also putting them in positions that help our team and allow them to be able to shine.»

If Nacua does go on injured reserve, he would miss games against the Arizona Cardinals, Green Bay Packers, Kansas