Rams Rule Out Aaron Donald, Get Puka Nacua Back for Eagles Clash
The Rams head to Philadelphia missing their headliner up front, but a key piece returns to the receiving corps.
Aaron Donald is a scratch for the Rams' game against the Eagles, sidelined by back soreness, per ESPN. Any game plan that bets on him wrecking an interior line has to find a new lead character this week.
The silver lining: Puka Nacua is back. He'd missed the past two games with a hip injury, and per ESPN he's cleared to play against Philadelphia. Getting a true number-one receiver back into the rotation is the kind of plot twist that can change how an entire offense reads a defense.
Elsewhere, ESPN's lead-up coverage is asking whether the Rams' special-teams overhaul actually moves the needle, with the trip to Philly framed as the first real test case. We'll find out together.
No drama, no excuses — just a roster trading one difference-maker for another and hoping the math works out.
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- Aaron Donald out, Puka Nacua to play in Rams' game vs. Eagles
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