The Rams’ working again corps can have a well-known look going into offseason exercises subsequent month.
Starter Kyren Williams is coming into the ultimate yr of his rookie contract, backup Blake Corum will attempt to construct off his rookie efficiency, and the Rams introduced Sunday that they agreed to a one-year take care of reserve Ronnie Rivers, a restricted free agent who has additionally been a key particular groups participant.
Cody Schrader, who performed in a single sport final season, is also on the roster.
Rivers, 26, joined the Rams as an undrafted free agent in 2022. Final season, he rushed for 99 yards in 22 carries.
Holding Rivers within the fold provides coach Sean McVay one other skilled participant for a crew that completed with a 10-7 report final season and superior the divisional spherical of the NFC playoffs.
In the previous couple of weeks, the Rams agreed to regulate the contract of quarterback Matthew Stafford, re-signed left deal with Alaric Jackson and receiver Tutu Atwell and signed receiver Davante Adams and offensive lineman Coleman Shelton.
Final season, the Rams averaged 103.8 yards dashing per sport, which ranked twenty fourth within the NFL.
Williams, who will flip 25 in August, rushed for a career-best 1,299 yards and 14 touchdowns. It was the second consecutive 1,000-yard season for the 2022 fifth-round draft choose.
Rams working again Kyren Williams celebrates after scoring a landing in opposition to the Buffalo Payments at SoFi Stadium in December.
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McVay and basic supervisor Les Snead have mentioned a contract extension for Williams can be amongst offseason matters of debate.
“I’m really proud of the body of work that Kyren has put together, what he represents, and all the different things that we really want to be about as a football team,” McVay mentioned. “He’s checking a lot of those boxes.”
Williams mentioned in February that he didn’t need to play for any crew aside from the Rams.
“I hope that we can get that done,” he mentioned.
Corum, a third-round choose final yr out of Michigan, rushed for 207 yards in 57 carries. He suffered a damaged forearm within the season finale in opposition to the Seattle Seahawks.
Schrader, an undrafted free agent claimed off waivers from the San Francisco 49ers, had one carry for 3 yards and caught one move for six yards within the finale in opposition to the Seahawks.
