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There's A Hilarious Story Behind How Puka Nacua's Instagram Username Became 'pukaizded'
If you follow Puka Nacua on Instagram, you might’ve noticed his username is “pukaizded” and wondered where that came from or what it means.
Good news: We finally have the answer.
The username is exactly what it sounds like: “Puka is dead.” And he has his mom to thank for that handle.
Nacua shared the funny backstory on “Games With Names” with Julian Edelman, revealing exactly how that Instagram username came to be.
“Funny story, my mom – maybe my 8th grade year – didn’t know I had made an Instagram,” Nacua began. “I make an Instagram and it’s like, I don’t know, something random. But it’s not this. And my mom finds my Instagram and changes it, and she made it ‘pukaizded’ to let me know I was in trouble. I’ve never changed it after that because that’s too funny. Just like how it’s spelled. I-Z-D-E-D. That’s exactly how she did it. And I was like, ‘Oh my gosh, that is hilarious, mom.’ Now every time, kids are always like, ‘pukaizded,’ and I'm like, ‘That’s me, man.’”
Nacua and his mom have a very close relationship, which he’s talked about several times. She was at Levi’s Stadium in Week 18 of the 2023 season when he broke the single-season rookie receiving records, sharing a special moment together on the sideline.
“Pukaizded” may not be a conventional username by NFL standards but the backstory makes it awesome.
This article originally appeared on Rams Wire: Rams' Puka Nacua reveals how his Instagram username became 'pukaizded'
