00:00Dr. Chow, one of the other injuries that's floating around right now in the world, especially in fantasy football, is
00:05Puka Nakua, who is not going to play again this week.
00:07Now we're hearing some rumors that he might even need surgery with a scoring issue.
00:11So walk me through what's realistic here, because I know when we have surgery with guys, we've also got recovery
00:16time with guys, too, and that could really extend the absence.
00:19What do you think the best path is for Puka with the injury news you have on him?
00:22And what should fantasy managers be doing with him the rest of the season here?
00:26Should they be getting out before any other news breaks?
00:28Yeah, we told you guys and everybody last week that you better have a plan for Puka for Monday night,
00:35because he isn't going to play.
00:37This was before the Sunday game started, and indeed he did not play.
00:41The good news is that it's now clear that it's not related to his preseason hip issue.
00:47The bad news is it's a groin issue that may be related to a core muscle injury taking away his
00:54explosiveness.
00:54Yes, he could get out there and play, but a non-explosive Puka is not nearly as effective.
01:00And the word surgery is a future possibility, and that is a potential worry.
01:07That's where the bad news is.
01:10Doubtful this week, he's not playing this week.
01:13Next week, I don't know.
01:14At this point, anything short of surgery would be good news for the Rams.
01:18And look, is anyone surprised we talked about it?
01:21Nothing to see here on Miles Garrett.
01:23He ends up with surgery, and now they're saying six weeks.
01:26Nothing to see here on Puka, but he misses last week and now this week.
01:31There you go.
01:32How about A.J. Brown?
01:34You're going to throw him in that mix, too, right, Kev?
01:36Well, A.J. Brown, you know, has a high ankle sprain from week one.
01:40Right, but it went from four to six to six to eight all of a sudden.
01:44Well, yeah, I hear you there, but I think, you know, whenever you talk about it,
01:49and I even talked about it with my GMs, is it return to play or return to 100%?
01:54That's two different numbers.
