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• Rams' Ronnie Rivers: Staying in Los Angeles

  11D ago • By RotoWire

  Rivers signed a one-year contract with the Rams on Sunday, Jourdan Rodrigue of The Athletic reports. Rivers opened the 2024 regular season as the Rams' No. 2 running back behind Kyren Williams, but he was eventually bumped down to third string by rookie Blake Corum. Rivers saw plenty of work on special teams for the Rams last season and should reprise that role in 2025. He finished the 2024 campaign with 22 carries for 99 yards and five catches (on six targets) for 34 yards across 17 regular-season games.

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• Rams' Ronnie Rivers: Blanked in playoff loss

  01/20/2025 • By RotoWire

  Rivers played all 16 of his snaps on special teams in Sunday's 28-22 NFC divisional-round loss to the Eagles. Head coach Sean McVay didn't deviate from starting running back Kyren Williams at all on Sunday, leaving him in for all 71 snaps on offense. On the season, Rivers compiled 22 rushing attempts for 99 yards and tacked on five catches for 34 yards, and he's set to become a restricted free agent in the offseason. Rookie Blake Corum (forearm) established himself as the backup to Williams by season's end, but Rivers has a key role on special teams, which may entice the Rams into bringing him back in 2025.

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• Rams' Ronnie Rivers: Earns three touches

  01/14/2025 • By RotoWire

  Rivers carried the ball three times for eight yards during Monday's 27-9 wild-card win against the Vikings. With Blake Corum (forearm) out for the playoffs, Rivers stepped in as the primary backup to Kyren Williams at running back. As has been the case all season, Williams didn't come off the field often, playing 46 snaps and earning a total of 19 touches for 92 yards and a touchdown. Rivers played just seven snaps, and his three touches all came in the fourth quarter with the Rams holding a comfortable lead. Rivers is likely to continue to see limited volume on offense in the divisional round against a stout Eagles run defense.

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• Rams' Ronnie Rivers: Limited to special-teams role

  12/18/2024 • By RotoWire

  Rivers played all 20 of his snaps on special teams in Thursday's 12-6 win over the 49ers. Rivers had been working ahead of Blake Corum as the top backup to lead back Kyren Williams through the first four games of the season, but the rookie has since supplanted Rivers for the No. 2 role. Though he's been active for each of the Rams' ensuing 10 contests, Rivers has played exclusively on special teams in all of those games.

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• Rams' Ronnie Rivers: Reverts to special teams role

  10/07/2024 • By RotoWire

  Rivers did not record a snap on offense and played 11 snaps on special teams during Sunday's 24-19 loss to the Packers. For the first time this season, Rivers did not act as the backup to Kyren Williams, with Blake Corum filling the role instead. Whether this is a one-game test for the third-round rookie before the Rams go on bye in Week 6, or if Corum has officially jumped Rivers on the depth chart remains to be seen, but Corum notably produced very similar numbers to what Rivers had been producing with his touches (five rushes for 25 yards, one catch for eight yards). Regardless, the role of Williams hasn't changed, as he rushed 22 times for 102 yards and a touchdown, so neither Rivers nor Corum have much immediate value barring an injury to Williams.

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