The former Super Bowl champion defensive tackle and three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year who spent his entire career with the Los Angeles Rams, Aaron Donald, has recently shared his positive remarks for Puka Nacua on the "Green Light with Chris Long" podcast.
The wide receiver’s incredible rookie season was witnessed by Rams icon and he praised Nacua’s prominent skills displayed in his rookie season. He further shared that he can achieve great things in the league—things that haven’t been achieved before.
He mentioned, "You see young guys that play and they fall off a little bit, but for him to stay as poised as he did through the whole season as far as, like, he became kind of a household name as a rookie and he didn"t change. He stayed the same person. He kept doing the same things every single week, bro, and it"s like if he stays like that and he stays hungry and if he wants to be great, in my opinion, I think he can do some things that [have] never been done in this league. He"s just got to keep working, but he was fun to watch. I really enjoyed watching him, all the awards he was able to surpass, and break records he was able to break as a rookie."
The former ten-time Pro Bowl and eight-time First-team All-Pro and future Hall of Famer, Donald, also shared how Nacua had turned out to be, which was surprising for the star and how he has been a "consistent player since day one".
The Rams icon further continued, "You see a little glimpse of it at camp, but that"s camp. I"m one of those guys, you"ve got to show me during game time. … From the first game, he was just consistent. Then the Colts game, we ended up going into overtime, he ended up making the game-winning touchdown for us. He"s just been a consistent player since Day 1, and then he just got better and better and better. It"s like, God, I didn"t expect him to be, you know, the player he was this year. But in my opinion, to be honest with you, for any position, me personally watching, that"s probably one of the best rookie performances from any position that I got the opportunity to watch."
The Pro-Bowl and Second-team All-Pro Nacua has set several records in his rookie season and has emerged as one of the most talented players for the Rams.
