McVay Voices Support for Nacua Amid Assault Lawsuit

Los Angeles Rams coach Sean McVay expressed strong support for star wide receiver Puka Nacua on Monday at the NFL owners meetings in Phoenix, amid a civil lawsuit accusing the 24-year-old of making an antisemitic remark and biting a woman during a New Year's Eve gathering in 2025.

The lawsuit, filed last week by Madison Atiabi, alleges that Nacua uttered the phrase "f**k all the Jews" at a group dinner in Century City and later bit her shoulder in a Sprinter van, causing injury and emotional distress. Atiabi, who is Jewish, also claimed Nacua bit her female companion's thumb earlier that evening. She seeks unspecified compensatory and medical damages. Atiabi filed an incident report with the Los Angeles Police Department in January, and the department is investigating the allegations. Her attorney, Joseph Kar, stated that a temporary restraining order petition against Nacua was withdrawn over the weekend to concentrate on the civil case, scheduled for a hearing on April 14.

Nacua's attorney, Levi McCathern, denied the antisemitic claim outright and described any physical contact as mutual horseplay that left only a temporary mark. McCathern announced plans to pursue a defamation...