Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua has come under heavy backlash after his recent appearance on Adin Ross’ live stream. During their interaction, he taught the streamer taught him a dance to do if he scored a touchdown against the Seahawks on Saturday.
Nacua repeated the moves taught by Adin Ross while promising to do the celebration. However, it was antisemitic in nature, resulting in him receiving a lot of criticism for his actions.
On Thursday, on the “Dudes on Dudes” podcast, retired NFL star Julian Edelman shared his thoughts on the situation surrounding Puka Nacua. He shared some advice with the wide receiver. Retired four-time Super Bowl champion Rob Gronkowski also chipped in with his thoughts.
“I got to talk Puka Nacua here. He’s all over the news. Uncle Jules to Puke, you can’t tell everyone what’s on your mind,” Edelman said.
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“You can’t go on these streams with Youtubers that just represent themselves,” Ronkowski added. “There’s no repurcussions of what they say because they’re their own boss Puka. So watch out what you say. I’m not saying don’t go on these streams. But just watch out, because in the end, it starts affecting your play when you keep making headlines because it’s just a distraction.”
Julian Edelman further said that he would provide a platform for Nacua and Giants rookie Cam Skattebo to do a live stream.
This season, the wide receiver has tallied 1,367 yards and six TDs receiving in 13 games.
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Puka Nacua apologizes for his antisemitic gestures on Adin Ross’ stream
After the backlash, the Rams wide receiver took to social media to apologize for his actions.
Nacua said that he did not know that the dance was antisemitic in nature and had no intentions of harming the feelings of the Jewish community.
“When I appeared the other day on a social media livestream, it was suggested to me to perform a specific movement as part of my next touchdown celebration,” Nacua said. “At t he time, I had no idea this act was antisemitic in nature and perpetuated harmful stereotypes against Jewish people.
“I deeply apologize to anyone who was offended by my actions as I do not stand for any form of racism, bigotry or hate of another group of people.”
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