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Coach Sean McVay said Friday "the hope" is Williams (hamstring) will be ready to come off IR and play Week 5, Sarah Barshop of ESPN.com reports. Williams will need to spend at least four games on IR while recovering from a hamstring injury he initially sustained in late July. Until Williams is back on the field, however, Cobie Durant will project to handle a starting role at cornerback across from veteran Tre'Davious White, beginning with Sunday night's regular-season opener against the Lions.
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The Rams placed Williams (hamstring) on injured reserve Thursday. Williams pulled his hamstring in late July and will now miss at least the first four games of the season on injured reserve. It's a big blow to the Rams' cornerback group, one that was remade in the offseason with the pickups of Williams and Tre'Davious White as the team's projected starters. Derion Kendrick was already lost for the year to a torn ACL, and Cobie Durant is dealing with a hamstring issue of his own that has limited him in practice this week. The Rams have a road date with the Lions this coming Sunday night.
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Head coach Sean McVay relayed Thursday that he expects Williams (hamstring) to "work back in" to practice next week. Williams has been nursing a hamstring injury since late July, which has kept him from participating in practices and preseason games. He signed a three-year, $22.5 million contract with the Rams in March and is expected to start in the secondary at corner opposite Tre'Davious White. Williams played in all 17 regular-season games for the Jaguars in 2023, finishing with 53 tackles (44 solo), 19 passes defended, four interceptions, two forced fumbles and a touchdown.
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Williams suffered a hamstring strain in practice Thursday and will be monitored daily, Gary Klein of the Los Angeles Times reports. Williams hurt his hamstring on the final play of practice Thursday, and further testing has revealed a strain. Rams head coach Sean McVay said Saturday that the team is "definitely not going to rush him back," though he didn't offer a timeline for Williams' return. If the cornerback is unable to be ready for Week 1 of the regular season, Jerry Jacobs (hamstring) -- whom Los Angeles signed Saturday -- could be called upon to start.
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The Jaguars are set to release Williams, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com reports. Williams' release will save Jacksonville roughly $10 million in cap space, per Michael DiRocco of ESPN. Cutting him only leaves the team with $500,000 in dead cap, making the move an obvious one. The soon-to-be 31-year-old played extremely well in 2023, with 19 pass breakups and four interceptions across 17 regular-season games, so he should be an intriguing name on the free agent market.
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| 3 | 09/22 | San Francisco | 11 |
| 4 | 09/29 | @Chicago | 32 |
| 5 | 10/06 | Green Bay | 16 |
| 6 | BYE | - | - |
| 7 | 10/20 | Las Vegas | 8 |
| 8 | 10/24 | Minnesota | 26 |
| 9 | 11/03 | @Seattle | 1 |
| 10 | 11/11 | Miami | 21 |
| 11 | 11/17 | @New England | 17 |
| 12 | 11/24 | Philadelphia | 14 |
| 13 | 12/01 | @New Orleans | 7 |
| 14 | 12/08 | Buffalo | 27 |
| 15 | 12/12 | @San Francisco | 11 |
| 16 | 12/22 | @New York | 24 |
| 17 | 12/29 | Arizona | 20 |
| 18 | 01/05 | Seattle | 1 |