Rams working again Kyren Williams broke out in a giant means throughout his sophomore marketing campaign. His spectacular season got here to an finish within the playoffs when he exited his workforce’s loss to the Lions with a damaged bone in his hand. However now, a “foot difficulty” is stopping him from taking part in Los Angeles’ offseason program, per Sarah Barshop of ESPN.
Williams isn’t any stranger to harm. The Notre Dame product completed third within the NFL in dashing yards final 12 months, behind solely Christian McCaffrey and Derrick Henry, regardless of lacking 5 video games (4 on injured reserve with an ankle harm, one other resting within the common season finale) in 2023. Williams led the NFL in dashing yards per recreation with a mark of 95.3. The shock offensive asset figures to be an integral a part of the Rams’ offense in 2024, so long as his well being permits it.
Williams’ stint on IR in 2023 wasn’t his first bout with harm, both. In OTAs earlier than his rookie season, Williams broke his foot. After working his means again from that harm in time to make his rookie debut in Week 1, Williams suffered an ankle harm in his first NFL recreation that prompted him to overlook the subsequent seven video games of the 2022 season.
Head coach Sean McVay didn’t appear too frightened in regards to the 23-year-old’s standing. Although he’ll miss the workforce’s offseason actions, Williams is anticipated again in time for coaching camp.
“It’s nothing to fret about,” McVay instructed the media. “He’ll be able to go for coaching camp, however there’s just a little difficulty when he was coaching. …However nothing to be involved about.”
Williams’ absence wasn’t the one notable attendance function in OTAs. Quarterback Matthew Stafford was in attendance and reportedly participating in organized workforce actions, regardless of the veteran’s present efforts to realize extra assured cash on his present contract. The 36-year-old passer is one 12 months by way of a four-year, $160M deal, however is completed incomes any extra ensures ($10M of his 2025 base wage was assured in March).
There’s a profit on the workforce’s half to come back to a restructured deal, as nicely. Stafford is ready to signify a cap hit of $49.5M this season, $50.5M in 2025, and $49.5M in 2026. A restructured contract may serve twin functions of each getting Stafford extra assured cash and in addition decreasing his cap legal responsibility sooner or later.
