The day after Sean McVay said that Rams will not decide Puka Nacua on injured reserve, wide receiver went on IR.
McVay said “roster semantics” would keep Nacua on the 53-man roster, with each team getting just eight designated running back spots during the season. The Rams have used three of their roster spots and have Kobie Turner, Davante Adams, Terrance Ferguson and now Nacua on IR with hopes of returning.
But with Nacua set to miss “extended time,” as McVay said Wednesday, with MCL and PCL sprains in his knee and toe, the Rams opted to move him to the IR list.
Nacua will miss at least the next four games, with the Cowboys game on Dec. 20 the earliest he can return under the rule.
The Rams signed wide receiver Brennan Presley to fill Nacua’s roster spot and added wide receiver Tyler Scott to the practice squad.