If Puka Nacua is bothered by the lawsuit that was filed against him last week, he’s not showing it outwardly.
The Rams superstar was spotted in Dallas this weekend coaching a football team, and he had a big smile on his face throughout his time on the sidelines.
Nacua appeared to call some plays for a 7-on-7 squad made up of high school stars throughout a two-day event, and cameras caught him grinning from ear to ear as he donned a headset and dialed up routes.
The scenes came just days after Nacua was sued by Madison Atiabi, a 24-year-old woman who alleged the NFL wide receiver attacked her during a night out in Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve.
Atiabi claimed that after Nacua said “f—k all the Jews” at a dinner, he bit her on the shoulder while the two were in a sprinter van with friends on their way to their next destination.
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“The bite broke some skin,” Atiabi wrote in her lawsuit, “and caused visible injury that was photographed shortly thereafter.”
Atiabi also filed a request for a restraining order against Nacua over the allegations, though her attorney told The California Post on Friday they were withdrawing that petition to “focus our efforts” on their lawsuit.
Nacua’s attorney, Levi McCathern, has staunchly denied that his client made antisemitic remarks. As for the bite, the lawyer acknowledged it happened, though he claimed it was just a result of mutual “horseplay.”
“In the end,” McCathern said of Atiabi’s lawsuit to The Post on Friday, “they are going to be paying Puka and not the other way around.”
Sean McVay, meanwhile, told reporters at the NFL’s annual league meeting on Monday that he and the Rams have been aware of the incident since it happened.
“I trust this kid’s heart,” McVay said of Nacua. “Love him, put your arm around him, want to continue to help him grow. And, really, get all the appropriate facts before I rush to judgment on that particular situation.”
