After making the postseason in 2023, the Los Angeles Rams walked into the offseason with loads of cap house for the primary time in years.
Beneath head coach Sean McVay and normal supervisor Les Snead, the Rams have been aggressive chasing star gamers in offers and signing them to long-term offers that tie up most of their cash. Nonetheless, this time round, Los Angeles had cash to spend on free brokers that may assist prop the crew up on each side of the sector.
The secondary was an enormous want for the Rams as Ahkello Witherspoon and Jordan Fuller grew to become free brokers. Regardless of the younger expertise on the roster, McVay and Snead knew they wanted to herald extra established expertise to beef up their cross protection.
In a shocking transfer, Los Angeles was capable of signal Darious Williams to a three-year deal. Williams beforehand performed for the group and known as the town dwelling now that he’s returning, by way of Stu Jackson of TheRams.com:
“Man, this place is the very same,” Williams stated. “The benefit of it’s, that is my soccer dwelling. Clearly I simply got here from Jacksonville, that’s the place I’m from, however L.A. is soccer dwelling.”
Williams defined that his choice to return again was partially pushed by the coaches and gamers who’re nonetheless round from his first stint:
“I imply, it’s simply dwelling,” Williams stated. “You might say teaching workers, you could possibly say new gamers, however L.A., they know the right way to win right here, the right way to get the job carried out, so simply excited to return again.”
Whereas former defensive coordinator Raheem Morris is now with the Atlanta Falcons, Williams hung out with present Rams DC Chris Shula and is aware of McVay properly. Whereas the protection is comprised of largely new faces for Williams, the veteran cornerback ought to stroll right into a beginning position at cornerback although Shula will doubtless transfer him across the formation due to his versatility to play inside.
Williams was part of the Tremendous Bowl LVI roster the place he performed a big half of their title run and it’ll be enjoyable to see what he can do in his second go round with the crew.
Tre’Davious White explains why Rams had been good match for him in free company
Becoming a member of Williams within the defensive backs’ room is Tre’Davious White, who signed a one-year cope with L.A. White defined that the Rams had been the perfect match for him in free company due to their medical workers’s expertise with rehabbing an Achilles damage plus his rapport with members within the group.
