Puka Nacua reveals reason for agent change amid murky Rams contract situation

Puka Nacua reveals reason for agent change amid murky Rams contract situation

Los Angeles Rams superstar wide receiver Puka Nacua is about to enter the final year of his four-year, $4.08 million rookie contract.

He’s eligible to sign a contract extension this offseason, but there hasn’t been any indication that Nacua’s team and the Rams are particularly close on making a new deal happen.

But that might change, now that Nacua has a different team around him.

Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua speaks to the media. Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images

“I changed agencies,” Nacua told reporters on Wednesday, per The California Post’s Michael Duarte.

“And I think it was something for me, looking at the offseason, and where I feel like I’ve been at in this past year. Just trying to reset, and be able to refocus and reprioritize some of the things that I feel like are best for me. And I’m just grateful to feel like I have a team supporting me in all facets,” he added.

Nacua has hired Win Sports Group to represent him moving forward, seemingly in hopes of signing a contract extension with Los Angeles sooner rather than later.

The prominent agency has already had an extremely successful offseason, as star Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Ravens wideout Zay Flowers—both of whom are also signed to Win Sports Group—have signed lucrative deals in recent weeks.

Smith-Njigba’s deal is for four years and $168.6 million ($120 million) guaranteed and Flowers signed a four-year, $140 million deal with $108 million guaranteed on Tuesday.

Given that Nacua was in the same draft class as Smith-Njigba and has arguably produced a better overall career to this point, that $168.6 million deal seems like a fair target for Nacua and his new agents to pursue as they seek a new deal with the Rams.


Puka Nacua runs with the ball during the Los Angeles Rams' training camp.
Puka Nacua runs with the ball during the Los Angeles Rams’ training camp. AP Photo/Wally Skalij

Regardless, this fresh coat of paint should spark optimism among Rams fans that they can re-sign Nacua soon.

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