The Rams are dealing with some injuries to their running backs corps. Head coach Sean McVay told reporters that running …
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June 7th, 2022 at 8:39pm CST by Ben Levine
The Rams are dealing with some injuries to their running backs corps. Head coach
Sean McVay told reporters that running back
Kyren Williams broke his foot and had surgery (via Jourdan Rodrigue of The Athletic on
Twitter). Fortunately, it sounds like Williams will only miss the first few sessions of training camp, but it’s still a tough break for the rookie.
Meanwhile,
Darrell Henderson isn’t participating in on-field work as he deals with a “soft-tissue injury.”
As Charean Williams of ProFootballTalk.com writes, Henderson initially aggregated the injury during May OTAs. At the time, McVay indicated that Henderson dealt with the same ailment in 2021, but the RB still managed to appear in 12 games
(although he was limited on only a single playoff contest).
While Henderson found himself in and out of the lineup in 2021, he still managed to finish with a career-high 864 yards from scrimmage. Williams was selected in the fifth-round of this year’s draft following a standout career at Notre Dame that saw him collect 31 touchdowns between the 2020 and 2021 seasons.
It’s obviously too early for the Rams to worry about their injury situation, but the team’s depth at RB will certainly be stressed for the time being. The team still has
Cam Akers, who led the RB grouping during the Rams’ Super Bowl run, but they lack experienced depth behind him (Henderson and Williams were likely to slot in as the second and third RBs, respectively).
As a result, the likes of
Jake Funk,
Xavier Jones, and
Raymond Calais will see increased reps over the next few week, and the current absences could help one of the three snag a final roster spot.
