Rams star Puka Nacua accuses refs of making up calls to get on TV: 'The worst'

Los Angeles Rams prima wide receiver Puka Nacua didn’t mince words erstwhile talking astir referees.

Nacua, who appeared connected a livestream with 2 net streamers, Adin Ross and N3on, said referees are the "worst."

"The refs are the worst," Nacua said during the livestream. "These guys privation to beryllium ... these guys are lawyers. They privation to beryllium connected TV too. You don't deliberation he's texting his friends successful the radical chat like, 'Yo, you guys conscionable saw maine connected "Sunday Night Football." That wasn't P.I., but I called it.'"

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Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua plays against the Arizona Cardinals astatine State Farm Stadium successful Glendale, Ariz., Dec. 7, 2025. (Mark J. Rebilas/Imagn Images)

The 24-year-old prima receiver was asked if the referees were truly calling phantom walk interference penalties. 

"I mean, these guys are mean quality beings too, bro," Nacua said. 

Shortly aft the speech astir the referees, the 2 streamers said radical who speech astir the referees successful a antagonistic airy get fined, and Nacua agreed. 

Houston Texans antiaircraft extremity Will Anderson Jr. was fined $25,000 by the NFL successful January aft criticizing calls made by the referees aft a playoff nonaccomplishment to the Kansas City Chiefs. 

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Puka Nacua of the Los Angeles Rams reacts during the 2nd 4th against the Indianapolis Colts astatine SoFi Stadium Sept. 28, 2025, successful Inglewood, Calif. (Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

Nacua’s Rams benefited from a arguable telephone successful their 41-34 triumph implicit the Detroit Lions connected Sunday. Matthew Stafford connected with choky extremity Colby Parkinson connected a 26-yard touchdown, but it appeared Parkinson was abbreviated of the extremity zone. 

However, aft replay review, the referees determined it was a touchdown. The people was a large one, arsenic it gave the Rams a 27-24 pb successful the 3rd quarter, 1 they wouldn’t relinquish. 

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Nacua is successful the midst of a monster season. The Pro Bowler has 102 catches for 1,367 yards and six touchdowns. Nacua is 2nd successful the NFL successful receiving yards down lone Seattle Seahawks prima wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba, who has 1,541. 

Nacua’s Rams volition instrumentality connected Smith-Njigba’s Seahawks successful a pivotal NFC West matchup Thursday astatine 8:15 p.m. ET. 

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