The cornerback position has been bitten hard by the injury bug this training camp. The Los Angeles Rams lost Derion Kendrick to a torn ACL, sidelining him for the entire 2024 season. A day later, Darious Williams strained his hamstring and is considered week to week.
The Rams moved quickly by signing former Lions starter Jerry Jacobs, but they may not be done making moves in the secondary. Sean McVay said Saturday that the team would be open to adding another cornerback.
“He’s played good football,” McVay said of Jacobs. “He has some good tape out there. Aubrey [Pleasant] has a history with him from his time with him in Detroit, so that was important. Then there’s still some other guys that we might have the possibility of being able to bring in. When you lose two corners, at least in the immediate future in terms of we know that Derion is going to be for the year and then Darious will at least be kind of a week at a time, we wanted to make sure that we didn’t add to the other guys that are on this roster with their workloads. It can kind of have that cumulative effect and you don’t really want that to occur. He’s had good tape out there, ultimately.”
Tre’Davious White will be one starter and Williams is expected to be the other starter when healthy, but the depth after that gets questionable. Tre Tomlinson is someone to watch as a second-year player and Shaun Jolly has some experience playing in the slot, but the Rams could use bodies at cornerback until Williams returns.
Ahkello Witherspoon is still available and McVay wouldn’t rule out him returning to the Rams, so he could be an option, as well.