Rams WR Puka Nacua went to rehab before being sued for assault, attorney says

Los Angeles Rams All-Pro wide receiver Puka Nacua is in rehab and was there before he was sued for assault and battery by a woman who says he made an antisemitic statement and bit her on the shoulder on New Year's Eve, according to his attorney.

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Rams All-Pro wide receiver Puka Nacua is in rehab and was there before he was sued for assault and battery by a woman who says he made an antisemitic statement and bit her on the shoulder on New Year's Eve, according to his attorney.

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"He was in (rehab) a substantial period of time before any of these allegations broke ... and he's scheduled to be there for a while longer," Levi McCathern told The California Post.

McCathern told the newspaper Nacua's decision to enter rehab was not a direct response to the lawsuit his accuser filed against him late last month, but an attempt "to improve his overall behavior in every aspect of his life."