Rams WR Puka Nacua sparks speculation after West…
Puka Nacua has always performed the sport of soccer at full pace. Now, the Los Angeles Rams huge receiver is discovering that Hollywood runs on the same guidelines.
After his Rams misplaced to the Super Bowl-bound Seahawks in the NFC Championship Game last Sunday, Nacua made headlines when he fired off a flirtatious tweet aimed squarely at actress Sydney Sweeney that immediately turned NFL Twitter into a late-night group chat.
Nacua’s teammates, Byron Young and Kobie Turner told The California Post in an interview it was a “Hall of Fame move,” the type of assured swing that is often reserved for Sean McVay on fourth-and-long.
Rams WR Puka Nacua was seen leaving dinner at Matsuisha in West Hollywood with influencer Hannah Stocking and some pals. The Hollywood JR / BACKGRID
But before the web might even coronate a new couple, the plot twisted. Nacua was noticed stepping out of Matsuhisa in West Hollywood with 33-year-old affect Hannah Stocking.
That’s when the speculation machine revved up.
Are Nacua and Stocking a couple? A pleasant dinner? A publicity chess transfer with a deeper endgame? Some insist the date was real. Others imagine it’s Hollywood misdirection, a smoke screen before another shot at Sweeney, or another person.
Nacua himself appeared to pump the brakes on Wednesday at Toyota Glow-Up Classic when he told The California Post “I have an actual fear of heights,” when requested if he was going to go skydiving with Sweeney anytime soon.
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This is all occurring against a louder, messier backdrop.
In December, Nacua confronted backlash after making an antisemitic gesture during a livestream. He later issued a public apology, writing, “I deeply apologize to anyone who was offended by my actions as I do not stand for any form of racism, bigotry or hate of another group of people.”
The second served as a reminder that superstar isn’t just access—it’s accountability, and errors echo longer in Hollywood than touchdowns.
The sighting comes days after Nacua appeared to “shoot-his-shot” with actress Sydney Sweeney. The Hollywood JR / BACKGRID
On the sphere, Nacua’s résumé speaks loudly enough.
Off it, he’s leaning into the Los Angeles lifestyle with the curiosity of somebody who is aware of the highlight received’t wait.
Formerly linked to Hallie Aiono, now photographed with Stocking, and loosely tied to Sweeney by a tweet heard around the league, Nacua is studying that in this city, every transfer is content.
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