Puka Nacua in Rehab

[AZHawk]

Looks like he checked himself into rehab, according to an LA Times story repeated in the Seattle Times: https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/nfl/rams-star-receiver-puka-nacua-in-rehab-after-multiple-off-field-incidents/?utm_source=marketingcloud&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=SNA_040226020625+Rams+WR+Puka+Nucua+enters+rehab+facility_4_1_2026

If this is paywalled, the lede is, "Rams star receiver Puka Nacua, who was involved in a string of off-the-field situations the last few months, including an alleged biting incident that led to a civil lawsuit, entered a rehabilitation care facility in March, his attorney confirmed Wednesday."

 

[CouchLogic]

Good for him. As much as I love a puker ego trainwreck, I don't want another human to suffer in the process.

 

[CalgaryFan05]

Guy is a nut job.

 

[Nerter]

Guy is a nut job.

I have a son that is now one year sober after having trouble with booze and drugs.
He is now on a millwright apprenticeship after less than a year.
The company and the union approached him and asked if he would be open to talking with any other employee that has trouble with addiction.
Not as an actual counsellor, but to show them what they could achieve if they put their mind to it.

So I , myself think if Nacua admits he has a problem that he is willing to address, I applaud what he is doing.

Maybe cut the guy a little slack, you don't know what someone else's demons are.

 

[Vesuve]

Yeah, with Puka the wheels were starting to go off of the bus.

 

[Cyrus12]

Cte got him early..no counseling that condition.

 

[GemCity]

I have a son that is now one year sober after having trouble with booze and drugs.
He is now on a millwright apprenticeship after less than a year.
The company and the union approached him and asked if he would be open to talking with any other employee that has trouble with addiction.
Not as an actual counsellor, but to show them what they could achieve if they put their mind to it.

So I , myself think if Nacua admits he has a problem that he is willing to address, I applaud what he is doing.

Maybe cut the guy a little slack, you don't know what someone else's demons are.

A sincere desire to get help is admirable. I have family members that struggle with the same things you mentioned concerning your son.

But it’s a Ram dawg!!

 

[pmedic920]

Good for him I suppose.

I do however wonder if it was completely on his own accord, or possibly suggested/forced by the team.

 

[Somos doces]

Good for him I suppose.

I do however wonder if it was completely on his own accord, or possibly suggested/forced by the team.

Does it matter what the impetus was? Dude is getting help — that’s the ultimate goal.

 

[Bobblehead]

Does it matter what the impetus was? Dude is getting help — that’s the ultimate goal.

I think it does matter. You can't help yourself if you don't believe you have a problem.

 

[Nerter]

I think it does matter. You can't help yourself if you don't believe you have a problem.

You are absolutely correct, there are plenty of people that just go through the motions. Which is actually quite sad.

 

[Cyrus12]

You are absolutely correct, there are plenty of people that just go through the motions. Which is actually quite sad.

Which is what Puka is doing...its a vacation for him. He needs a brain scan for cte...not much they can do for him just being a jerk.

 

[IndyHawk]

Cte got him early..no counseling that condition.

Hope not, he's pretty young to get that.
I wonder what his addiction is.

 

[Cyrus12]

Hope not, he's pretty young to get that.
I wonder what his addiction is.

Stupidity

 

[Azvacar]

I have a son that is now one year sober after having trouble with booze and drugs.
He is now on a millwright apprenticeship after less than a year.
The company and the union approached him and asked if he would be open to talking with any other employee that has trouble with addiction.
Not as an actual counsellor, but to show them what they could achieve if they put their mind to it.

So I , myself think if Nacua admits he has a problem that he is willing to address, I applaud what he is doing.

Maybe cut the guy a little slack, you don't know what someone else's demons are.

He admits his problem would hurt a massive payday.. lets be real.. he isn't anything like your Son... your Son is an actual fighter.. this man is an overpaid twit trying to save his Image

 

[MontanaHawk05]

 

[Nerter]

He admits his problem would hurt a massive payday.. lets be real.. he isn't anything like your Son... your Son is an actual fighter.. this man is an overpaid twit trying to save his Image

This could also be true, but until I see that it is...I'll give him the benefit of the doubt.
Sorry, just the way I'm built I guess.

 

[pmedic920]

Does it matter what the impetus was? Dude is getting help — that’s the ultimate goal.

Yes, it absolutely matters.

The simple answer is,
If he’s seeking help of his own accord his chance of success is far greater than if he’s being forced into rehab to save his job.

Anyone that has any experience with rehabilitation knows the the mindset and attitude of the individual is a key factor.

 

[chris98251]

Also people that game the system usually come out more educated on how to work it later and are worse then before.

 

[ivotuk]

I have a hard time taking this seriously. He acts like an ass, pulls some crazy shit, then to absolve himself of responsibility, he goes in to rehab. It's the vogue thing to do.

I've been through rehab at Sundown M Ranch in Yakima, and that place is hallowed ground to me. With Puka, I don't see any sincerity, and I fear that he's not going to get anything out of it, because he's not ready.