KW out till training camp (foot)

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  • May 21, 2024 at 7:39 pm #151001
    zn
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    from https://theramswire.usatoday.com/2024/05/21/rams-kyren-williams-injury-practice-training-camp/?taid=664d21d163b61f000160b653&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=trueanthem&utm_source=twitter

    According to head coach Sean McVay, Williams has a foot issue and won’t participate in OTAs or minicamp this spring. He’s expected to be back for training camp, though.

    McVay didn’t seem overly concerned about it, saying the injury is “nothing to worry about.”

    Since 1993, only five Rams running backs have rushed for over 1,000 yards in a season for the franchise. Williams, Jerome Bettis, Steven Jackson, Marshall Faulk, and Todd Gurley make up the exclusive list. Those four other players also had multiple 1,000-yard seasons and Williams’ quest to match that took a hit this week.

    This is a bit troubling for Williams as he has a history with foot injuries. During his rookie year, Williams missed time in the offseason with a broken foot. He would then spend time on IR after suffering a high ankle sprain in the season opener.

    In 2023, Williams would again return to IR when he suffered an ankle sprain that sidelined him for four games.

    Only time will tell if Williams just needs rest or if this will be a lingering issue throughout his career but considering the recent history of Rams’ running backs, this is concerning.

    May 21, 2024 at 10:52 pm #151002
    InvaderRam
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    well. this just makes the corum pick that much more prescient. i think that’s the right word.

    May 23, 2024 at 12:55 am #151011
    zn
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    from https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5510990/2024/05/21/los-angeles-rams-otas-matthew-stafford-kyren-williams/?source=emp_shared_article&redirected=1

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    Wonder if the Rams knew about Williams injury and if that led them to draft Corum so early

    Jourdan Rodrigue
    They drafted him in the third because they absolutely loved him, he was a Sugarman visit, there is enough injury precedent even before this (recent) issue with Kyren to need a solid 2, and they will not extend running backs meaning they need a new should-start player to emerge every two years or so.
    May 25, 2024 at 8:59 pm #151041
    InvaderRam
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    this might not be a bad thing.

     

    sounds like corum is absorbing the playbook at an accelerated rate. with williams out, hopefully he’s out on the field applying that knowledge. have him as ready as possible for the regular season.

    May 28, 2024 at 7:54 pm #151058
    wv
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    zn wrote:
    Jourdan Rodrigue
    They drafted him in the third because they absolutely loved him, he was a Sugarman visit, there is enough injury precedent even before this (recent) issue with Kyren to need a solid 2, and they will not extend running backs…

     

    I didnt think it was that black-and-white.   They ‘will not extend running backs.’

     

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    May 29, 2024 at 10:41 am #151059
    zn
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    wv wrote:
    zn wrote:
    Jourdan Rodrigue
    They drafted him in the third because they absolutely loved him, he was a Sugarman visit, there is enough injury precedent even before this (recent) issue with Kyren to need a solid 2, and they will not extend running backs…

    I didnt think it was that black-and-white. They ‘will not extend running backs.’ w v

    It may be that way after Gurley. Hard to say. They haven’s kept any backs they’re acquired since 2015  (to count only the fairly to fully productive ones–Brown, Anderson, Henderson, Akers, Michel, Freeman). But then none of them were compelling cases. Williams might be a candidate, but then the issue with KW is health. He was banged up twice in 2022 (foot, including surgery, and then ankle) and in 2023 (ankle again then a hand injury in the Lions game that required surgery).

    KW’s contract is up after 2025. Corum’s will be up after 2027. If Corum eventually supplants KW and KW gets no 2nd contract with the Rams, that means the team has 3 drafts to find a 1B back to play behind Corum and/or eventually supplant him.

     

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