THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Los Angeles Rams running back Kyren Williams will miss the team’s offseason program due to a “foot issue,” coach Sean McVay said Tuesday.
“There’s nothing to worry about,” McVay said. “He’ll be ready to go to training camp, but there was a little problem when he was training. And I’ll leave it at that. But there’s nothing to worry about.”
McVay joked that it was “probably a good thing” that Williams wasn’t on the field because “that maniac works so hard, sometimes it’s nice to just be able to push him back.”
He later said he told Williams that “it’s probably a good thing now that you’ll be with (vice president of sports medicine and performance) Reggie (Scott) in a little more disciplined program instead of just running erratically.”
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Williams missed four games last season while on injured reserve with an ankle injury. In 12 games (he did not play in the regular season finale when the Rams rested several starters), he led the team with 228 carries for 1,144 yards and 12 touchdowns.
Williams also broke his foot during his rookie season at OTAs and then missed time that year after injuring his ankle in the first game of 2022.
“It’s been great,” McVay said Tuesday. “He’s doing an excellent job, he just feels really good physically. And he’ll be ready to roll and be a consistent producer for us this year.”
Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford participated in OTAs despite seeking more guaranteed money in his contract. Although McVay over Draft weekend acknowledged an NFL Network report that Stafford wanted more guaranteed money, he said Tuesday that he wants to keep those discussions internal “out of respect for the situation.”
McVay noted that Stafford was on the field for OTAs and said what he appreciates “is that he’s out here leading the way.”
Asked if he expected Stafford to be in training camp, McVay said, “I’m sure he’s been here leading the way, and that’s where we’re really going to keep him now.”
Stafford signed a four-year, $160 million contract extension in March 2022, but his salary is not guaranteed after the 2024 season. Stafford has a cap hit of $49.5 million in 2024, $50.5 million of dollars in 2025 and 49.5 million dollars in 2026.
In 15 games last season, Stafford threw for 3,965 yards with 24 touchdowns and 11 interceptions. He was a finalist for The Keynote USA Comeback Player of the Year award a season after a spinal cord contusion and time in concussion protocol limited him to nine games.
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