Ever since Darious Williams was placed on injured reserve earlier this season, the Los Angeles Rams have deployed multiple cornerbacks to fill the void opposite Jalen Ramsey. After a three-game absence for Williams, Sean McVay sounds optimistic about the cornerback making a return on Sunday Night Football against the Tennessee Titans in Week 9.
“Today I’ll have a better feel once we actually practice. We just walked through, but talking to Darious last week after the game, we’ll start his 21-day clock,” McVay said. “We are expecting him to be ready to go this week, but we’ll see how he handles practice and the workload.”
The Rams have already designated Williams to return from injured reserve, allowing him to practice with the team for the first time in weeks. Williams has been sidelined since the team’s Week 5 victory over the Seattle Seahawks due to an ankle ailment.
Before being sidelined, Williams had 29 combined tackles and two pass breakups. Robert Rochell and Dont’e Deayon have held their own amid the absence of Williams, but it will be exciting for the Rams to get him back, especially with the recent addition of Von Miller.
With Derrick Henry out for the Titans, Tennessee could elect to air the ball out more with Ryan Tannehill on Sunday night. If that is the case, then Los Angeles could have one of its key members of the secondary back in action just in time to slow down A.J. Brown and Julio Jones.
