Tag: Kyren Williams

Kyren Williams stuck his finger in a Dolphins player’s helmet and everyone had questions

Kyren Williams stuck his finger in the helmet of a Dolphins player, seemingly giving him a wet willy in the middle of the game

Kyren Williams is a bulldog on the football field, playing as hard as anyone you’ll ever see. But he also apparently likes to have a little bit of fun … or something.

During the second quarter of Monday night’s game between the Rams and Dolphins, there was a bizarre sequence where Demarcus Robinson was shoved by Kader Kohou, a move Williams didn’t miss.

After Robinson was pushed, Williams weirdly stuck his finger in the earhole of Kohou’s helmet. Wet willy, anyone?

Of course, everyone on Twitter saw Williams’ bizarre move after the broadcast showed it and they have questions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kyren Williams is on a path to becoming the NFL’s next premier RB

Kyren Williams is on track to record another 1,000-yard season. Here’s why he could also be running towards being the NFL’s next great RB.

When talking about the elite running backs that currently dominate the NFL, Kyren Williams’ name may not be mentioned among the Derrick Henrys and Saquon Barkleys of the world. But while most people believe the best running back in the NFC West is Christian McCaffrey, it is Williams who has been displaying the three A’s necessary to be great at the game of football: Ability, availability, and attitude.

A testament to his mother Taryn Williams, who is often spotted attending her son’s football games, Kyren Williams’ work ethic is second to none. While his mother advocated on her son’s behalf to prospective college programs, Williams could be spotted in his high school’s weight room at 5:30 in the morning, working towards what would be a scholarship offer from Notre Dame.

Williams has not forgotten his roots, displaying both a physical and mental toughness that can only be recognized among greatness. After not playing much during his rookie year and missing time mid-season last year, Williams returned with a vengeance. In his final six games of 2023, Williams ran for 688 yards (114.7 yards per game) and scored eight touchdowns on his way to his first 1,000-yard season.

Williams has maintained his blistering pace. After eight games in the 2024 season, Williams has 602 rushing yards and 10 total touchdowns. With another 1,000-yard season on the horizon, Williams would be the first Ram with multiple 1,000-yard rushing seasons since Todd Gurley.

While Williams sits outside the top 10 leading rushers in the NFL, it should be important to remember that no one ahead of him has had to deal with injuries to their offense’s two starting receivers, injured tackles and a replacement at center and left guard. Despite all these issues, Williams has remained productive as defenses centered their game plans around stopping the Notre Dame graduate.

Williams may have to wait his turn to become the running back king, but he will get his opportunity in the next few years. Henry is 30 years old, McCaffrey and Barkley both have documented injury histories and the new crop of backs show promise but only Jahmyr Gibbs and Chuba Hubbard have the jump-cut abilities of Williams.

Once the Rams get fully healthy and defenses have to cover multiple threats on the field, Williams will get his chance to embarrass people again. For those who forgot what Williams can do, he was 315 yards behind McCaffrey for the rushing title last season – and he played four fewer games.

Watch: Kyren Williams runs perfect route for 10th touchdown of season

Kyren Williams scored his 10th touchdown of the season, running a perfect route to get wide open for Matthew Stafford

Kyren Williams is pretty much automatic when it comes to scoring touchdowns every time he steps foot on the field, and that held true on Thursday night against the Vikings.

On the Rams’ opening drive, Williams found the end zone once again, the 10th time this season. It was also his 10th straight game with a touchdown dating back to last season. it wasn’t a rushing touchdown, though. This time, he caught a pass from Matthew Stafford for six.

He ran a perfect route to get into the end zone, getting wide open for his quarterback on a Texas route over the middle.

 

Look: Todd Gurley at Rams-Vikings game, shows love to Kyren Williams

Todd Gurley is in the building for Rams vs. Vikings tonight

The Los Angeles Rams have been blessed to have some extremely talented running backs wear their uniform and two of them were on the field together before tonight’s game against the Minnesota Vikings. Rams legend Todd Gurley was on the sideline before kickoff and he showed love to Kyren Williams ahead of Los Angeles’ battle with Minnesota.

Gurley hasn’t stayed as close to the organization as Aaron Donald and Andrew Whitworth have, but he recently said there’s no ill will after he was cut by the Rams in 2020.

It’s always great to see former Rams players staying in touch with the franchise, even if it’s just before kickoff.

During his Rams career, Gurley rushed for 5,404 yards and scored 70 total touchdowns in five seasons. He was named a Pro Bowler three times and was named Offensive Player of the Year in 2017.

Kyren Williams broke an impressive TD record held by Hall of Fame RB Eric Dickerson

Move over, Eric Dickerson. Kyren Williams now has the most touchdowns ever by a Rams player in his first 17 starts.

Any time your name is next to Eric Dickerson’s in the record books, you’re doing something right. Kyren Williams is quickly becoming one of the most effective and efficient running backs in recent Rams history, adding to his resume on Sunday afternoon with two more touchdowns against the Las Vegas Raiders.

With his two scores, he passed Dickerson for the most touchdowns in a Rams player’s first 17 starts. Williams now has 22 career touchdowns, one more than Dickerson had in his first 17 starts with the Rams.

Additionally, Williams’ 22 touchdowns are also the second-most in NFL history, behind only Larry Johnson’s 27 touchdowns with the Chiefs.

Williams has had a nose for the end zone since he became the Rams’ starter in 2023, scoring in nine consecutive games dating back to last season. That’s also one shy of the Rams record for the most consecutive games with a touchdown, a record held by Greg Bell.

Watch: Kyren Williams scores TD in 9th straight game, approaches Rams all-time record

Kyren Williams scored in his 9th straight game, one off the Rams’ all-time record

The Los Angeles Rams may not be having a great season but Kyren Williams has lived in the end zone through six weeks. After scoring in each of the first five games of the season to extend his streak to nine straight games with a touchdown dating back to last year, Williams added to his run on Sunday against the Las Vegas Raiders.

In the second quarter with the Rams trailing 3-0, Williams bolted into the end zone from 13 yards out to give Los Angeles a 7-3 lead. It was his eighth touchdown of the season, putting him among the league leaders in that category.

Williams is just one shy of the Rams’ all-time record, which is 10 games and held by Greg Bell. He set that record in 1988-1989, so it’s held for quite a while. Williams will have a chance to tie the record on Thursday when the Rams host the Vikings.

Blake Corum will ‘continue to get’ opportunities after earning Rams’ trust

Sean McVay explained what’s impressed him the most about Blake Corum despite a quiet start to the season

There was a lot of talk during the offseason about how much Blake Corum might eat into Kyren Williams’ role at running back after the Rams spent a third-round pick on the former Michigan Wolverine. By all accounts, Corum had a good showing in training camp and appeared poised for a big role after getting the veteran treatment during the preseason, but Week 1 rolled around and he didn’t play a single snap.

In fact, he didn’t play an offensive snap in three of his first five games, getting just 13 total carries – eight of which came in garbage time during a blowout against the Cardinals in Week 2.

The Rams finally elevated him to RB2 last week against the Packers and gave him six touches behind Williams, and he stood out in a positive way. Sean McVay has been impressed by the rookie running back despite his quiet start to the year, telling J.B. Long on the “Coach McVay Show” that the Rams want to “continue to get him opportunities that have been earned.”

“I think what I’ve been so impressed with is the consistency of his approach regardless of whether or not he was getting the opportunities or not behind Kyren,” McVay said. “But I thought he earned it. Consistent work ethic, ability to earn that trust in these practice-type settings. And then I thought he did really well. Still some minimum opportunities, but he’s heavy at the point of contact, good instinctual runner. Though he did a great job being able to show some burst through the line of scrimmage and he’s a guy that we’ll continue to get him opportunities that have been earned. I really like what I’ve seen, and I’ve been more impressed with the human being, the way that he’s handled it. And then I thought he did maximize the ops that he had against the Packers.”

On his five carries in Week 5, Corum gained 25 yards. He also had an 8-yard reception, providing a spark on offense as both a runner and receiver. He’s still unlikely to eat into Williams’ opportunities in a significant way, but he appears locked in as the RB2 over Ronnie Rivers.

The more the Rams can utilize Corum, the less wear and tear Williams will put on his body, which could help keep him healthy and fresh for the duration of the season.

Kyren Williams not relaxing during bye week: ‘There’s no reason to kick our feet up’

At 1-4, Kyren Williams says the Rams have no reason to “kick our feet up and relax”

The Los Angeles Rams have reached their bye week after a 1-4 start, giving players some much-needed time to recover from the injuries that have already ravaged the team. There’s still a long way to go this season and while they’re not out of the playoff hunt yet, the Rams have their backs against the wall and need to start winning after the bye.

During the week off, Kyren Williams plans to continue working. Being the competitor that he is, he says the Rams have no reason to kick back and relax.

When asked how he’ll be spending his bye week, he made it clear that he’ll stay around Los Angeles and keep trying to get better.

“I think it’s just staying on it,” Williams said after Sunday’s loss. “I’m not using the bye week as a bye week. I might go see my sisters and whatnot, but during the week, I’m going to continue to keep working. I’m not using this as, ‘Oh, we get to kick our feet up and relax.’ There’s no reason to kick our feet up. We’re not on autopilot. We’ve got to continue to keep going. We’ve got to continue to just keep having that positive energy throughout the building and throughout the team because we know what we’re capable of, so we’ve just got to continue to keep meeting those standards.”

Sean McVay is a big fan of Williams, both as a player and a person. He brings a similar mindset to the one Aaron Donald had for a decade, always trying to get better and stay on the right track.

McVay has been proud of Williams’ performance through five games, praising his competitiveness and spirit each and every week.

“I’ve been really proud of Kyren,” McVay said. “He’s so competitive, his spirit, the way he goes about it. I love it. Obviously, he’s such a great competitor. The one thing he’ll look at is putting the ball on the ground, but you look at the amount of free hitters that he ended up getting positive yardage with yesterday, short-yardage, tough red zone running. [If] we can get everybody to start playing like him, we’ll be in good shape. I love what Kyren Williams has done.”

While a lot of players will get away during the bye and recharge for the final 12 weeks, there will certainly be plenty of guys like Williams staying at the facility and preparing for the second leg of the season.

Kyren Williams holding himself accountable for costly fumble: ‘That’s never OK’

Kyren Williams was not happy with himself after his costly fumble against the Packers

Kyren Williams had his best game of the season on Sunday, rushing for 102 yards on 22 carries with one touchdown – his eighth straight game where he found the end zone. He also coughed up a costly fumble in the second half, which directly led to points for the Green Bay Packers.

It was only his first of the season but that’s one too many for the Pro Bowl running back. After the game, he was critical of himself for his turnover, saying he has to be the one to hold himself accountable because otherwise, he might get complacent.

“Because if I don’t, who will?” he said. “If I don’t, I might start getting comfortable if I don’t hold myself accountable. I might say, ‘Oh, that fumble’s OK. It’s only the first of the season.’ No, that’s never OK. Putting the ball on the ground is never OK. Being hard on myself is just who I am. My standards of excellence are super high and I’ve got to meet those each and every week and if I don’t, I’ve got to go back to the drawing board and keep going.”

Williams fumbled three times last season, which isn’t a very big number considering he touched the ball 260 times. He’s never really had a fumbling issue and it’s not likely to become one this year, either.

Being the physical, hard-nosed runner that he is, he’s always trying to fight for extra yardage and he realizes sometimes, it’s better to just protect the ball and live to see another down.

“For me, it’s more of an attention-to-details thing,” he said. “I’ve got to be better. When I know I’m in traffic and I know I’m getting wrapped up and I’m trying to get more yards, wrap the ball up. That’s the most important thing and I didn’t do that.”

Even after his fumble, Williams is still the unquestioned starter at running back for the Rams. They have Blake Corum available too and while he did rush for 25 yards on five carries, this is still Williams’ backfield – costly fumble and all.

Watch: Kyren Williams scores TD in 8th straight game, longest Rams streak since 1989

Kyren Williams now has the second-longest touchdown streak in Rams history

Death, taxes and Kyren Williams touchdowns. Those are the only three guarantees in life, apparently.

In the second quarter of Sunday’s game against the Green Bay Packers, Williams found the end zone for his seventh touchdown of the season. That score had historic implications, too, because it was his eighth straight game with a touchdown dating back to last season.

It’s the second-longest touchdown streak by a Rams player since Greg Bell had a touchdown in 10 straight games from 1988-1989.

Williams will have a chance to tie the record in Week 8 if he can score against the Raiders in Week 7 after the bye next week.

Here’s the score that gave Williams the second-longest streak in franchise history.