Just five days before the official start of NFL free agency, and the Los Angeles Rams now have a new hole on their roster to fill.
The team learned that cornerback Darious Williams is retiring after eight season, six of which were spent in Los Angeles. Williams was placed on the reserve/retired list on Saturday by the team.
“Forever a Super Bowl LVI champ! · Congrats on a great career, Darious! 💙,” the Rams announced on social media.
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Williams, who turns 33 next week, spent the first three seasons with the Rams before joining the Jacksonville Jaguars for a two-year stint in 2022-2023. He rejoined the Rams for the final three years of his career, winning a Super Bowl in 2022.
The AUB alum totaled 306 tackles, 77 passes defensed, 12 interceptions, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, and scored one defensive touchdown across 100 games played.
From 2020 through last season, Williams recorded the second-most pass breakups (58), second-most passes defended (73), and seventh-most forced incompletions as the primary defender (189) in the NFL.
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His retirement frees up $7.5 million in cap space for Los Angeles with just a $1.17 million dead-cap charge. The Rams now have $34.96 million in cap space heading into free agency, according to Over the Cap.
The Rams are set to lose cornerbacks Roger McCreary, Akhello Witherspoon, Cobie Durant, and Derion Kendrick to free agency. After trading for All-Pro CB Trent McDuffie, L.A. now has just five CBs — Emmanuel Forbes Jr., Alex Johnson, Cam Lampkin, Josh Wallace — under contract in 2026.
If the Rams look to fill Willams’ spot through free agency, Marshon Lattimore, Trevon Diggs, Jamel Dean, Greg Newsome, Eric Stokes, Josh Jobe, and Cam Taylor-Britt are some of the top CBs available.
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