Puka Nacua returns to Rams practice as Myles Garrett works on the side

The Los Angeles Rams’ practice on Sunday featured a key change in participation for Puka Nacua, who returned to the field and took part in the day’s session, according to multiple reporters covering the workout. The development continues the team’s pattern of managing availability for players during training camp, where participation levels can shift from day to day as weeks compress toward the regular season.

Nacua’s return matters for a Rams offense that has relied heavily on continuity at the receiver position. As the team moves through preseason practice windows, having a primary target participate in team work typically improves the quarterback-receiver rhythm that tends to take time to build in live periods.

Aaron Donald was also mentioned in connection with the day’s activity, with reports indicating he was among the players making a return to practice on Sunday. Donald’s involvement, even in partial capacity depending on the session details, is a steadying presence for a defensive unit that often needs its most experienced leaders to set tempo during installation periods.

Alongside those returns, the same reports also indicated that Myles Garrett was working on the side rather than participating fully in team reps. That distinction suggests Garrett’s current workload is being limited, whether for conditioning or to manage a lingering issue, though the reports did not provide additional medical specifics within the available information.

For the Rams, the practical challenge during late August is balancing urgency with caution. When star-level players are returning to the practice field, teams often monitor how they move, how they handle contact, and how they respond over consecutive days. The fact that Nacua was back participating while Garrett was reportedly working separately points to a staggered approach rather than a single, uniform update across the roster.

What to watch next is how these participation patterns hold over the next several practices. If Nacua continues to log full or near-full participation, it would report his status is trending toward regular-season readiness. If Garrett’s side work transitions into full-team participation, it would indicate the limitation is short-term. If the pattern holds, the Rams could be forced to keep creating reps and game-plan reps around players’ day-to-day availability.