The Rams and running back Kyren Williams crossed the finish line Tuesday, agreeing to a three-year extension, a source confirmed.
The deal is worth a reported $33 million. The average annual value of $11 million would make Williams the seventh-highest paid RB in the NFL.
Williams participated in all of the Rams’ offseason activities and reported to training camp without complaint, expressing a belief two weeks ago that a deal was going to get done so that he did not reach free agency after this season.
“Yeah, I want to play for the Rams. That’s who I want to be with. That’s who I want to stay with and I know it will work out,” Williams said on the day the Rams reported to training camp.
The Rams, for their part, expressed a desire to reach a long-term agreement with Williams throughout the offseason. General manager Les Snead said in January, “I do think Kyren is someone who is a Ram,” his way of describing the impact someone has on the team’s culture.
Head coach Sean McVay expressed his gratitude for Williams continuing to be a part of team activities all spring and summer when discussing a potential deal last month.
“He has done everything that he can control that makes you want say, ‘Let’s try in good faith to figure this out for this guy because he’s representing all the things that are right about the Rams,’” McVay said in July. “He has done everything that he can control that makes you want say, ‘Let’s try in good faith to figure this out for this guy because he’s representing all the things that are right about the Rams.”
Williams has been the focal point of the Rams’ run game the past two seasons, totaling 544 carries in that span. In 2024, he rushed 316 times for 1,299 yards and 14 touchdowns while adding two more scores in the pass game.
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