Overview
- Nacua missed the Rams’ Week 2 game with hip/groin soreness, did not practice all week and was officially listed as doubtful for Sunday night’s game in Denver.
- McVay said Nacua is “not making great progress,” emphasized the team does not view the issue as a long-term threat and confirmed the Rams are not planning to place him on injured reserve.
- Team doctors have denied a hernia diagnosis, but a sports-medicine physician publicly raised the possibility of a sports hernia that can sometimes require surgery and weeks of recovery.
- With Nacua sidelined, Davante Adams and tight ends absorbed more targets in Week 2—Adams had eight catches for 195 yards and two TDs—forcing schematic and personnel adjustments for the Broncos game.
- The Rams project a realistic return window of around Week 4 if there is no setback, and roster watchers should monitor practice reports late this week for any change before kickoff.