The Rams and running back Kyren Williams crossed the finish line Tuesday, agreeing to a three-year extension, a source confirmed.
The deal is worth a reported $33 million. The average annual value of $11 million would make Williams the seventh-highest paid RB in the NFL.
Williams, 24, participated in all of the Rams’ offseason activities and reported to training camp without complaint, expressing a belief two weeks ago that a deal was going to get done so that he did not reach free agency after this season.
“Yeah, I want to play for the Rams. That’s who I want to be with. That’s who I want to stay with and I know it will work out,” Williams said on the day the Rams reported to training camp.
The Rams, for their part, expressed a desire to reach a long-term agreement with Williams throu