Puka Nacua and Myles Garrett remain out of practice for the Rams
Puka Nacua's absence is the one that actually matters for your fantasy roster, and the signal here is trending the wrong direction. Early reporting had him and Myles Garrett as simple maintenance-day absences, with a return to practice expected as soon as next week. But the more confident, higher-impact source now says both absences will run longer than initially expected. That's a real yellow flag for a receiver you're likely valuing as a top-tier draft asset given his 2024 target volume and Rams offense role. Garrett is not a fantasy factor in standard formats, so treat any Garrett-specific news as background noise unless you're in a niche IDP league.
For draft prep, this pushes Nacua from a locked-in early pick toward a name you need to monitor through the rest of camp. Since this is still August and no practice-squad reps have resumed, avoid overreacting with a big draft-slot demotion off a single vague timeline update, but do build in contingency: know who benefits in the Rams passing game if Nacua's ramp-up is delayed into the season, and have a backup plan at the receiver spot where you'd normally slot him. If your league allows stashing injury-report darlings later in drafts, that's a reasonable hedge, but don't chase a discount pick on him purely off this report either — confidence on the injury details themselves is not fully established, and "longer than expected" is vague on both severity and expected return week.
Bottom line: no roster action needed yet, but flag Nacua for continued monitoring as camp reports firm up, and keep his ADP in context rather than locking him in as a set-and-forget first-round pick until clearer news arrives.
These are two very different situations bundled together. Myles Garrett is a DE and only matters in IDP formats — his absence has zero impact on standard/PPR leagues, so the -2.0 blanket impact is misleading for him specifically. Puka Nacua, however, is the real story: his practice absence extending into another week increases the likelihood he's out again or plays limited/compromised snaps, which matters significantly given his elite target share. If Nacua sits again, look for a bump in usage for Cooper Kupp (if healthy), Tutu Atwell, Demarcus Robinson, and even the Rams' TE room and RB pass-catching packages as Stafford spreads targets around. Nacua remains a boom/bust flex-or-sit until he's a full go in practice, and owners should have a contingency plan ready for this week.
Rams stars Myles Garrett and Puka Nacua remained sidelined by their injuries, but they should be able to return to the field sooner than later — though it may not be this week.