will puka nikua be ready for week one Shawn McVey provides injury update on Rams star receiver the second-year Los Angeles Rams receiver was injured Sunday when he burst a bursa sack in his right knee according to his head coach Los Angeles Rams coach Shan McVey provided an encouraging update Tuesday on the injury status of wide receiver puka nkua two days after nkua left a joint practice with the Los Angeles Chargers with an apparent knee injury mcvade told reporters that nikua will be ready for the team's week one game against the Detroit Lions on September 8th after he burst a ver a sack in his right knee it's just going to be weak to weak with him nothing serious nothing structurally McVey said when he was asked about nkua he'll be in good shape and he'll recover and we'll be ready to go no threat of anything for Detroit after nikua left the joint practice he was seen later Sunday with ice wrapped around his right knee according to the Athletics Jordan rodrig at the time mcvade didn't have an update on the severity of the injury the coach agreed to a reporter's question on Tuesday that the plan wasn't to have nkua play in the preseason anyway and said they will take it week to week in preparation for getting the former BYU wide receiver ready for the season opener I don't anticipate him being affected in terms of even that prep for the opener McVey said fortunately it's not going to affect his ability to be ready to roll for the season related Samson nikua is getting another shot at the NFL nakua the former BYU and Oram High star who also played collegiately at Washington is coming off a record setting rookie season with Los Angeles after being a fifth round draft pick nikua broke the NFL rookie record for receptions 105 and receiving yards 1,486 during a 2023 campaign that earned him Pro Bowl in second Team all pro honors he finished second behind Houston Texans quarterback CJ strad for Associated Press 2023 NFL offensive Rookie of the Year honors the Rams will open preseason play on Sunday with a home game against the Dallas Cowboys