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Rams RB Jarquez Hunter is a healthy scratch for today's opener vs. the Texans. It's confirmation that Blake Corum is the No. 2 RB and preferred Kyren Williams handcuff. Cody Schrader is active as the Rams' No. 3 RB.

Rams OC Mike LaFleur said Wednesday that he'd like to divvy up the work more this season between RBs Kyren Williams and Blake Corum. "It benefits everyone to make sure that you’re not just wearing someone down or overusing somebody," LaFleur said. "The plan is to split those up a little bit and distribute, whether it’s the run or the pass game, and making sure people are involved within the scheme."

ESPN's Adam Schefter reports that the Rams have agreed to a three-year extension with RB Kyren Williams. The deal will pay $33 million in total, with $23 million of that guaranteed. Williams had been in the final (fourth) year of his rookie contract.

Rams RB Kyren Williams doesn't believe he's reached his "peak" in the NFL. “I've gotten to where I wanted to be, but I'm determined to make this my best season," Williams remarked via NFL.com. The 24-year-old finished as the PPR RB7 last year. He set career highs in carries (316), catches (34), total yards (1,481), and total TDs (16).

Rams RB Blake Corum broke his forearm in Week 18 and will miss the playoffs, HC Sean McVay said. The injury shouldn't have too big an impact on Corum's offseason. His absence leaves Ronnie Rivers as the Rams' No. 2 RB. Kyren Williams might handle 100% of the backfield touches this postseason. The Rams host the loser of Sunday night's Lions-Vikings game in Round 1.

Rams RB Blake Corum is questionable to return to Week 18 with a forearm injury. He tallied 2 carries for 10 yards and 1 catch for 12 yards before departing.

The Rams have clinched the NFC West but need to beat the Seahawks on Sunday to secure the No. 3 seed. A loss would likely send them to No. 4. But HC Sean McVay strongly suggested on Monday that he'll rest starters against Seattle. "Typically, we’ve erred on the side of leaning a little bit more towards getting some rest and rejuvenation for guys because of the toll that a season takes," HC Sean McVay said. “I would imagine, as we continue to finalize our plans, that’s probably the direction that we’ll go.” McVay also said that he's "excited about watching Blake Corum get a heavy workload" and that he's excited to see rookie RB Cody Schrader play. Although he'll likely be running behind a backup offensive line against a solid Seahawks defense, Corum is shaping up as an interesting Week 18 fantasy play.

Rams RB Kyren Williams rushed 15 times for 62 yards and caught 5 balls for 20 yards in Monday’s loss to Miami. After notching a seven-game scoring streak to open the year, Williams has now gone two straight matchups without a TD.

Rams RB Kyren Williams stayed hot in Sunday's loss to Chicago. He totaled 104 yards and 1 score on 23 touches.

Rams RB Kyren Williams popped off for 3 total TDs in Sunday’s win over the 49ers. He saw 24 carries but managed just 3.7 yards per attempt behind a depleted O-line.

Rams HC Sean McVay said Tuesday that RB Kyren Williams will open the season as the primary punt returner. Williams returned just three punts last year -- all in the first three weeks of the season.

Rams RB Kyren Williams showed no lingering effects from his OTA foot injury during the Rams' offseason program.

Rams RB Kyren Williams was back on the field for Thursday's practice. He missed some time earlier this offseason with what HC Sean McVay called a "foot issue." McVay said then that Williams would be out until training camp, but he's clearly well ahead of schedule.

Rams RB Kyren Williams is expected to be sidelined until training camp with a "foot issue," HC Sean McVay said. “It’s nothing to worry about. He’ll be ready to go for training camp, but there’s a little issue when he was training, and [I’ll] kind of just leave it at that," McVay added. "But nothing to be concerned about. ... He’ll be ready to roll and be a consistent producer for us this year.”

Rams GM Les Snead said the selection of RB Blake Corum in this year's draft was to help keep RB Kyren Williams fresh. "It's a tough league; it's a 17-game season plus playoffs, might go to 18 games one day," Snead said. "So we always felt like we needed to have as many quality runners as possible so we don't just totally run down Kyren, and we have one or two, or even three guys that can contribute, keep everyone fresh, and let's go and try to impose our will." HC Sean McVay made a similar comment shortly after the draft, noting that the team sees a lot of similarities between Williams and Corum.