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Puka Nacua was back at practice on Sunday for the Los Angeles Rams after missing the last several weeks. Nacua’s return bodes well for his availability in Week 1. On the defensive side for L.A., Myles Garrett was still out. Though not a concern, for now, fans and the team would likely like to see Garrett back at practice sooner than later. Puka Nacua back with Rams at Sunday’s practice Puka Nacua back at practice, Myles Garrett still out, Aaron Donald is back and more news on this Monday! Another major piece of news to come out on Sunday is that Aaron Donld is officially back with the Rams. This isn’t just Rams’ news; this is news that impacts the entire NFL. Now, will Donald be as effective as he once was? Do teams have a plan to use against the Rams that they aren’t ready for? Will the Rams be as good on the field as they look on paper? All fair questions. As it stands, the Rams look like one of the best teams in the NFL without playing a single game. We will see how they look on their opening day against the San Francisco 49ers. “Nacua has been dealing with a psoas injury. After avoiding being placed on the NFL commissioner’s exempt list before the NFL’s roster cut-down deadline, he appears to be on pace to feature in the team’s season opener against the 49ers in Australia. The Rams were never overly concerned about Nacua’s injury but now that he’s returned to practice, he’s certainly on track to play in Week 1.“ “Donald, who retired in March 2024 after 10 NFL seasons, is a three-time Defensive Player of the Year, an eight-time first-team All-Pro, a 10-time Pro Bowl selection and the 2014 Defensive Rookie of the Year. But the Rams’ trade for Myles Garrett in June spurred conversation about the possibility of Donald’s return for the chance to play with the reigning Defensive Player of the Year. Since the Rams’ June 1 trade for Garrett, Donald has been putting himself through a “very strict, regimented process that was similar to what he did when he played” to see whether he could return, head coach Sean McVay said.“ “The Los Angeles Rams had a hilarious callback on social media after signing Aaron Donald on Sunday. The Rams referenced the Miami Heat’s accidental YouTube livestream link teasing LeBron James’ signing.“ “During a 10-season career with the Rams, who drafted him with the 13th overall pick in 2014, Donald was a three-time defensive player of the year and an eight-time first team All-Pro. He won a Super Bowl with the Rams at the end of the 2021 season before announcing his retirement in March 2024 at the age of 32. The 35-year-old returns to a stacked Rams roster who were already betting favorites to win the Super Bowl this season. The team includes reigning MVP Matthew Stafford at quarterback and the reigning defensive player of the year, Myles Garrett, who Los Angeles acquired in a trade with the Cleveland Browns in June.“ “WOODLAND HILLS, Calif. – The Rams made multiple roster moves ahead of the 3 p.m. deadline on Sunday before ending with their initial 53-man roster for the 2026 season. Los Angeles made one trade by sending tight end Mark Redman to Green Bay in exchange for a 2028 seventh-round pick. The Rams also placed quarterback Matthew Caldwell and offensive linemen Keagen Trost and Justin Dedich on Injured Reserve. The final round of cuts included: 28 players waived, five terminated vested veterans and one waived/injured.“ “Upon arriving in Los Angeles, Atwell learned that his old jersey number, 5, was taken by Kamren Kinchens. The number he wore before that, 15, has also been taken by Ty Simpson. So Atwell had to pivot. At practice, Atwell was spotted wearing his third different jersey number as a Ram, switching to No. 8. Obviously, No. 8 was last worn by Jared Verse, who was traded to the Browns this offseason for Myles Garrett.“ Rams news: Watch Aaron Donald move incredibly at practice (sports.yahoo) ”There could not be a better outlook for the Los Angeles Rams than watching Aaron Donald back in action with full force. The star defensive tackle has been showing an impressive level of activity during team practice sessions after making the roster cut once the team finalized its 53-man roster. In a recent video shared by ESPN’s NFL reporter Lindsey Thiry, Donald could be seen performing bag drills and agility work on the field for the first time in years. The outlook is what the Rams fans were hoping for.“ “Luckily for fans, Nike and Fanatics wasted no time in turning around one of the new Rams’ jerseys for Donald. Online shoppers can buy the Aaron Donald Los Angeles Rams Nike Game Jersey (Royal) for $149.99 in adult sizes at Fanatics and select retailers.“ ““I think my wife played a huge part of me making this decision period because if the wife wasn’t happy, it wasn’t going to get done. I got to make sure that the household was good, the kids were okay with it all,” he said. “Then having the hard conversations, figuring things out, what I wanted to do. If I was to do it, how would we do it? “My wife was on board. She said, ‘If you want to do this, (I’m) with (you) 100%,’ and there were days when I was like, ‘I don’t know.’ She talked to me enough to be like, ‘You want to do this. Don’t make no decisions faster than what you need to make a decision. Take your time.’ She played a huge part of me figuring this out because it really wasn’t an easy decision. It took a lot of hard work, a lot of long conversations with a lot of different people, but I felt good enough to make the decision to come back and do this.” “For the first time in 22 years, the NFL decided to hold final cuts on a Sunday, and things definitely got kind of crazy with nearly 1,200 players being released over the weekend. During the preseason, teams are allowed to carry 90 players on their roster, but that number had to be cut to just 53 by the cut deadline at 6 p.m. ET Sunday, which means a total of 1,184 players were released, including Titans QB Will Levis. Now that we have cuts out of the way, each team will still have plenty of opportunities to re-shape their roster, and the first big chance will come this week with the waiver wire. After getting cut, any player with less than four years of NFL experience will hit the waiver wire, where they can be claimed by another team. The waiver order is the same as the 2026 NFL Draft order, so the Raiders will have first dibs on claiming any player who goes on waivers. The deadline for claims is Monday at 1 p.m. ET. After that deadline, teams will be notified by the NFL whether their claim went through (if two teams claim the same player, the player will go to the team with higher priority in the waiver order). Any player with more than four years of experience will officially become a free agent after getting cut, so they won’t hit the waiver wire, and they’ll be eligible to sign with any team as soon as Monday, so we could see a rash of signings starting this week.“ Comment of the Day: “I hope AD can be 75 or 80% of what he was. If he’s 90% or exactly the way he was when he retired, our defense is going to be scary. And I don’t believe Donald will sit on early running downs. It was Donald who stopped the Bengals RB on 3rd down in the Super Bowl, which won the game for us. He and Garrett are both excellent run defenders as well as pass rushers. I’m hoping only that at least one of them is on the field on a given play, and both of them together on maybe 65% of them. I know he’s 35 and hasn’t played in 2 years...but that also means his body has had 2 years to heal up and start feeling good, and he’s fresher than if he’d played non stop the last 2 years. So, we MAY see the AD of old.“ -JeffinBranson Feedpost of the Day: Turf Show Times Released players the RAMS should "kick the tires" on To begin with... a HUGE NO on Will Levis! My focus was on the OL, and there are (3) I believe are deserved of a quick scouting report, to check to see how they fit with the RAMS OL (1) Wanya Morris - He's been a HUGE disappointment, but is young and experienced (2) KT Leveston - Familiar face, and should be able to play immediately (3) Evan Neal - former top pick who clearly displayed promise, just failed miserably. Maybe the RAMS can tap his talent. I am IN NO WAY saying these guys are starters, but they may be able to provide depth, if suspensions or worse hit.