Puka Nacua didn’t leave much room for interpretation when the Seahawks came up on Logan Paul’s Impaulsive podcast on Aug. 11. The Rams wideout made the rivalry feel a lot less like football business and a lot more like a personal grudge.
“I hate everybody over there,” Nacua said, according to Heavy. “I’m like, there’s no friends over there.
I think the number one guy, Julian Love over there, I think is his name. He plays safety.
We’re not friends. He’s taken a couple shots at me, like, mid-game, and I definitely find my opportunities to get back at him, too.”
That comment made its way to Seattle quickly, and by Tuesday, Seahawks safety Julian Love was answering for it after practice. He didn’t bite back hard, but he didn’t act surprised, either.
“Surprised? Maybe a bit.
But expected. Division rival.
We’ve had some tough games. Played hard.
Funny that he name dropped me,” Love said, per The Seattle Times.
The exchange fits the tone of this matchup. The Rams and Seahawks faced each other three times in the 2025 season, including an NFC Championship Game that Seattle won.
The Seahawks then finished the job by beating the New England Patriots 29-13 in Super Bowl LX on Feb. 8, 2026.
Nacua has also done plenty of damage when these teams have met. Across five career regular-season games against Seattle, he has 35 catches for 500 yards and three touchdowns, according to StatMuse. His biggest outing came last December, when he piled up 12 receptions for 225 yards and two scores.
There is one Seahawk Nacua says he still likes: former Rams teammate Cooper Kupp, who signed with Seattle in 2025. Outside of that, the message was simple enough - no friendship, no soft spots, just a rivalry that has stayed loud and physical.
The Rams and Seahawks have already shown how sharp this thing can get. Nacua’s latest comments only turn up the temperature a little more.
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