So the fact he was not suspended over the weekend when the league handed down discipline for three players – placing them on the Commissioner's Exempt List – does not mean Nacua has dodged discipline under the conduct policy.Nacua, perhaps the Los Angeles Rams' most consistent offensive playmaker, is among a group of NFL employees whose situation is still under review after they got into some legal hot water in the offseason.Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua celebrates after a catch against the Carolina Panthers during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov.30, 2025, in Charlotte, N.C.
(AP Photo/Jacob Kupferman)3 NFL STARS HIT COMMISSIONER'S EXEMPT LIST AFTER OFFSEASON FILLED WITH LEGAL TROUBLEThat list includes San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York, Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Rashod Bateman, Rams offensive tackle Alaric Jackson and Nacua.All, including Nacua, have off-field issues that have caused the NFL to review their individual situations, with a conduct policy rebuke still possible.And this: The NFL's Week 1 games approaching is not a sign the men in focus will be in the clear once the regular season begins.San Francisco 49ers CEO Jed York was arrested in August 2026 in East Palestine, Ohio.(Columbiana County Sheriff’s Office)NFL FACING A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE EPIDEMIC THIS OFFSEASON WITH ARREST OF RAMS LINEMAN THE LATEST CASEThe NFL could suspend any of the players or York even after Week 1 if its independent investigations eventually determine that discipline is warranted.
There is no firm league deadline requiring a Personal Conduct Policy decision before the season opener.In 2024, for example, then-Buffalo Bills edge rusher Von Miller was suspended on Oct.1 by the NFL after he had already played multiple games.York is facing league scrutiny tied to his arrest on charges related to a prostitution sting last month.Bateman and Jackson were both arrested on charges related to separate June incidents in separate incidents involving a...