The Rams on Thursday placed cornerback Darious Williams on Injured Reserve.
As a result, Williams will miss at least the first four games of the 2024 season.
Rams defensive coordinator Chris Shula on Thursday said he would defer to questions about Williams to head coach Sean McVay, who is scheduled to speak with reporters on Friday.
Williams was listed as a limited practice participant on Wednesday’s injury report. He had begun working back in last week after being sidelined for the majority of training camp and the preseason with hamstring tightness sustained at the end of the team’s second training camp practice.
With Williams sidelined, Cobie Durant a limited participant Wednesday with a hamstring injury of his own, and Tre Tomlinson on Injured Reserve, Los Angeles could potentially turn to one of Josh Wallace or Charles Woods as the next man up. Both had strong enough performances to be in the conversation for the fourth cornerback spot in that position’s rotation.
“That’s the just the reality of the NFL, and you’re prepared for any situation,” Shula said. “We like our depth at mostly all of our spots and feel like we’re in good shape.”
Shula praised Wallace and Woods for their consistency shown since they arrived in Los Angeles in the spring.
“I think Sean referred to it as ‘grown men,’ very mature rookies,” Shula said. “Ask great questions in the meeting room. Guys that can take it from the meeting room to the field, it doesn’t feel too big for them, great gameday demeanor in the preseason. Now, obviously it’s a big difference on Sunday night, but definitely guys that we felt, really from the start, whether it was OTAs and then all through training camp, have been really consistent, whether it comes to meeting rooms, practice. Guys that you definitely trust or want on your team.”
Asked if they’ve explored adding another cornerback to the roster, Shula said “we haven’t gotten there yet.”
“We’ll see whatever (general manager) Les (Snead) and Sean want to do,” Shula said.
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