Rams WR Nacua went to rehab before being sued for assault and battery, attorney says

Los Angeles Rams All-Pro wide receiver Puka Nacua is in rehab and was there before he was sued for assault and battery by a woman who says he made an antisemitic statement and bit her on the shoulder on New Year's Eve, according to his attorney.

"He was in (rehab) a substantial period of time before any of these allegations broke... and he's scheduled to be there for a while longer," Levi McCathern told The California Post.

McCathern told the newspaper Nacua's decision to enter rehab was not a direct response to the lawsuit his accuser filed against him late last month, but an attempt "to improve his overall behaviour in every aspect of his life."

The civil lawsuit, filed in March in Los Angeles, also cited gender violence and negligence.