Darious Williams is positioned to make his season debut in Week 5. The veteran nook was activated from injured reserve on Saturday, per a group announcement.
Williams was positioned on injured reserve after roster cuts however earlier than Week 1. That transfer ensured not less than four-game absence however didn’t instantly deplete one of many group’s eight activations. That’s now the case, nonetheless, with the Rams having already used three activations comparatively early within the marketing campaign (the others getting used on offensive lineman Okay.T. Leveston in August and defensive sort out Larrell Murchison on Friday).
The hamstring damage which left Williams sidelined throughout a part of the offseason and the primary 4 weeks of the marketing campaign has healed in full, given the very fact he returned to observe when first eligible. The 31-year-old is anticipated to deal with a starter’s workload in his return, one thing he had in the course of the finish of his first Rams stint in addition to his Jaguars tenure spanning 2022 and 2023. Jacksonville launched Williams with one 12 months left on his deal this offseason, opening the door to a Los Angeles return.
Williams inked a three-year, $22.5M deal to rejoin the Rams, a group which has been hit arduous by accidents and struggled on protection. Los Angeles ranks thirty first within the league in each scoring and complete protection. John Johnson has the group’s solely interception so far. Williams will look to assist in that regard and in flip present a lift to L.A’s efforts at rebounding from a 1-3 begin to the season.
Tre’Davious White and Cobie Durant have dealt with notable defensive workloads to date on the cornerback spot. Williams ought to issue into the group’s plans straight away now that he’s formally again within the fold and his presence might result in enchancment for the Rams’ Twentieth-ranked cross protection.
