{"id":265472,"date":"2025-08-06T04:38:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T04:38:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/265472\/"},"modified":"2025-08-06T04:38:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T04:38:10","slug":"rams-rb-kyren-williams-agree-to-extension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/265472\/","title":{"rendered":"Rams, RB Kyren Williams Agree To Extension"},"content":{"rendered":"

The long-awaited extension between\u00a0Kyren Williams<\/a>\u00a0and the Rams has been worked out. A deal was struck Tuesday morning, ESPN\u2019s Adam Schefter reports<\/a>. \"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

This will be a three-year, $33MM pact, Schefter adds. $23MM in guarantees are present in the agreement. Williams was entering the final year of his rookie contract, but today\u2019s news means he will be on the books through the 2028 campaign.<\/p>\n

Signs have consistently pointed to a pact being worked out in this case, and an update from last week indicated an agreement was close<\/a>. Today\u2019s news thus comes as no surprise, nor do the terms of the pact. Williams was not a candidate to reset the running back market<\/a>, although he has managed to land a rare eight-figure AAV at the position. The 24-year-old\u2019s $11MM mark checks in at seventh amongst running backs, evenly splitting Aaron Jones<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Josh Jacobs<\/a>\u00a0in terms of annual average value.<\/p>\n

Williams participated in spring practices as well as training camp while negotiations took place. The former fifth-rounder said in May he anticipated remaining with Los Angeles beyond the 2025 season<\/a> regardless of when a new deal was struck. With plenty of time to spare, his long-term future has now been assured. Williams will be expected to reprise his role as lead running back for the coming campaign but also years to come.<\/p>\n

As a rookie, the Notre Dame product saw sparse usage on offense. The past two years have been much different, though, with Williams receiving 260 touches in 2023 and then 350 last season. During his first year atop the depth chart, his 95.3 rushing yards per game led the NFL and resulted in a Pro Bowl nod. Williams managed to increase his overall production \u2013 including 16 total touchdowns \u2013 in 2024, although his efficiency took a step back. Managing to remain effective while handling a heavy workload moving forward will be key in determining the return on Los Angeles\u2019 investment.<\/p>\n

The Rams will continue to rely on receiver Puka Nacua<\/a> in the passing game this season, and while\u00a0Cooper Kupp<\/a>\u00a0is no longer in the fold\u00a0Davante Adams<\/a>\u00a0is present on two-year free agent pact. Those two will be the focal points of the team\u2019s offense through the air in 2025, quarterback\u00a0Matthew Stafford<\/a>\u2018s fifth season with Los Angeles. Williams will nevertheless maintain a critical role for the unit as well.<\/p>\n

Former UDFA\u00a0Ronnie Rivers<\/a>,\u00a02024 third-round selection\u00a0Blake Corum<\/a>\u00a0and fourth-round rookie\u00a0Jarquez Hunter<\/a>\u00a0represent the Rams\u2019 other options in the backfield. That trio will provide the team with young and inexpensive backups at the RB spot while Williams plays out this new accord. As Los Angeles eyes a repeat of last year\u2019s run to the divisional round of the postseason \u2013 at least \u2013 a major piece of offseason business has been taken care of.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The long-awaited extension between\u00a0Kyren Williams\u00a0and the Rams has been worked out. A deal was struck Tuesday morning, ESPN\u2019s…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":265473,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2079],"tags":[7,4076,1014,58,2444,2611,8730,6,424,3571],"class_list":{"0":"post-265472","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-los-angeles-rams","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-kyren-williams","10":"tag-los-angeles","11":"tag-los-angeles-rams","12":"tag-losangeles","13":"tag-losangelesrams","14":"tag-newsstand","15":"tag-nfl","16":"tag-rams","17":"tag-transactions"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/114979976334285745","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/265472","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=265472"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/265472\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/265473"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=265472"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=265472"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=265472"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}