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Los Angeles Rams star wide receiver Puka Nacua is facing backlash after promising to do a touchdown dance that has been characterized as antisemitic. 

During a live recording with popular Internet streamers Adin Ross and N3on, viewers were asked to come up with a touchdown dance for Nacua that he could possibly use in a game. That's when Ross told the Rams receiver that he actually had a special dance that he wanted Nacua to use. The Rams star receiver then practiced the dance with Ross and promised to do it in a game.

Ross didn't mention where the dance came from, so it's not clear if Nacua was aware of the "Covetous Jew" dance's antisemitic origins, but either way, the Rams receiver is now facing backlash. United States congressman Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) ripped Nacua for doing the dance, especially since his actions came just days after 15 people were killed during a targeted attack on the Jewish community in Australia that took place on the first day of Hanukkah.  

"The Los Angeles Jewish community is on edge after the Bondi Beach massacre. And what does this asshole [Puka Nacua] do? He promises an antisemitic touchdown dance for his Thursday night game. He should apologize or be dropped," Swalwell wrote. 

The stream happened on Tuesday and neither the NFL or the Rams have commented on Nacua's controversial actions. Nacua is expected to be on the field Thursday when the Rams play at Seattle for a huge NFC West showdown with the Seahawks. 

During the live stream, the Rams receiver also took aim at NFL officials, calling them "the worst."

"The refs are the worst, [because] just some of the rules aren't ... These guys are lawyers; they want to be on TV too, bruh," the Los Angeles Rams star wide receiver said. "You don't think he's texting his friends in the group chat like, 'Yo! You guys just saw me 'Sunday Night Football.'' Like, 'That wasn't [pass interference] but I called it.' These guys are normal human beings too, bruh."

Ross has more than seven million subscribers on Twitch and nearly two million on Kick, a more recent streaming service and the one hosting the stream Nacua was on.

The NFL has a history of fining players for criticizing officials. In 2023, the league fined Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid $100,000 and quarterback Patrick Mahomes $50,000 for their criticism following a loss to the Buffalo Bills. More recently, the NFL fined Will Anderson Jr. and Joe Mixon $25,000 for criticizing the officiating in a Houston Texans playoff loss to the Chiefs last year. Both players, however, successfully appealed the fines.