Puka Nacua's contract extension is expected to 'take a while'
The Rams are going to take their time with Puka Nacua's extension, even after Jaxon Smith-Njigba reset the market with a big deal Monday.
The price of Puka Nacua’s next contract with the Los Angeles Rams probably went up at least a little bit on Monday when the Seattle Seahawks agreed to a four-year, $168. 6 million extension with Jaxon Smith-Njigba. It made JSN the highest-paid receiver in NFL history at $42.
15 million per year, a number Nacua will probably eclipse whenever he puts pen to paper. The Rams don’t appear to be in any rush to get a deal done with Nacua, something Les Snead indicated this offseason when he said the team would focus on pending free agents and the draft before turning its attention to extension-eligible players like Nacua, Kobie Turner and Byron Young. NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo reported Monday that he expects it to be “a while” before Nacua signs an extension, calling it a “different situation” than Smith-Njigba’s because of how many players the Rams have to pay.
“My expectation, based on the conversations that I have had, is it’s a different situation with Puka and the Rams. A lot of young guys that they have to pay, and a lot of other business to conduct, as well. So the expectation on my end is that the Puka deal is going to take a while and to be further into the summer before we see something happen there.
” From @gmfb : The #Seahawks made it a priority to get JSN’s contract extension quickly. Puka Nacua is among the WRs in line behind him but I’d expect some time before he and the #Rams get something done. pic.