The NFL is still sorting through a handful of potential discipline cases before the season gets rolling, and some of the names in the mix are big ones.
On an episode of The Adam Schefter Podcast, Adam Schefter said Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua could be looking at punishment tied to off-field headlines and incidents that date back to last year. Schefter added that “it’s within the realm of options” that Nacua won’t be available for the team’s season opener in Australia.
Schefter also pointed to Packers running back Josh Jacobs, Broncos outside linebacker Jonathon Cooper, Rams left tackle Alaric Jackson and free agent wide receiver Tyreek Hill as other players whose situations are still being reviewed. In each case, Schefter said the matter is still under investigation and discipline remains possible. He said there should be more clarity by the regular season, or even sooner.
Falcons outside linebacker James Pearce Jr. was the one player Schefter spoke about in firmer terms. According to Schefter, there’s no question a suspension is coming - the only unknown is how long it will last. He said it could range from six games to a full season, and added that the Falcons are reportedly preparing for a major suspension.
Nacua, 25, was a fifth-round pick by the Rams in the 2023 NFL Draft out of BYU. He is coming off the third year of a four-year, $4.1 million deal that runs through 2026, and his base salary in 2025 was $1.03 million.
He played 16 games for Los Angeles in 2025 and put together a huge season, catching 129 passes on 166 targets for 1,715 yards and 10 touchdowns. He also added 105 rushing yards and another score.
Jacobs, 28, entered the league as the No. 24 overall pick by the Raiders out of Alabama in 2019. He originally signed a four-year, $11,933,394 rookie contract that came with a $6,698,832 signing bonus.
Las Vegas declined Jacobs’ fifth-year option before the 2022 season, which pushed him toward unrestricted free agency in 2023. The Raiders then used the franchise tag on him at $10.09 million fully guaranteed for the 2023 season, and the sides later agreed to an amended one-year deal after Jacobs held out during training camp.
He eventually landed with Green Bay on a four-year, $48 million contract in 2024.
In 2025, Jacobs appeared in 15 games for the Packers and ran 234 times for 929 yards and 13 touchdowns. He also caught 36 passes on 44 targets for 282 yards and one more score.
Hill, 32, was a fifth-round pick by the Chiefs in 2016. He was in the final year of his four-year, $2.58 million contract in 2019 when Kansas City gave him a new three-year, $54 million extension with $35.2 million guaranteed.
The Chiefs traded Hill to the Dolphins in the 2022 offseason, and Miami then signed him to a four-year, $120 million contract with $72.2 million guaranteed.
Heading into the 2024 season, Hill agreed to a reworked three-year, $90 million contract with $65 million in guarantees, after he was due base salaries of $19.665 million and $21.835 million over the next two seasons. Miami released him in February 2026 while he was recovering from a significant leg injury.
Hill played in four games for the Dolphins in 2025 and finished with 21 catches on 29 targets for 265 yards and one touchdown.
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