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Rams' Puka Nacua Reacts to Matthew Stafford's Return With Excited Instagram Story

No one is happier about this development than Puka.
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Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua on Jan 13, 2025.
Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua on Jan 13, 2025. | Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images

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The Los Angeles Rams and Matthew Stafford agreed to a restructured deal on Friday, and no one is happier than L.A. wideout Puka Nacua.

Posting on his Instagram story, Nacua shared three Stafford-related reactions in a row: (1) a video of him smiling nice and big, captioned "Matttttttthhhhewwwwww Stafffffffffford"; (2) a gif of a Stafford waving, which was posted initially by the Rams' IG account; and (3) a picture from the NFL account, which shows him and Stafford out on the field together.

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Nacua, one of the NFL's best young wide receivers, has had a fabulous on-field connection with Stafford across his two years in the league, so of course he'd be rooting for him to stay. The 23-year-old racked up just shy of 1,000 receiving yards (990) last season, but earned an impressive 1,486 in 2023. He'll also probably be an even bigger target come the fall now that the Rams are looking to trade Cooper Kupp.

Exciting stuff over in L.A.

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Brigid Kennedy is a contributor to the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. Before joining SI in November 2024, she covered political news, sporting news and culture at TheWeek.com before moving to Livingetc, an interior design magazine. She is a graduate of Syracuse University, dual majoring in television, radio and film (from the Newhouse School of Public Communications) and marketing managment (from the Whitman School of Management). Offline, she enjoys going to the movies, reading and watching the Steelers.

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