Ronnie

Rivers

The 2022 second-round pick will seek work elsewhere. The Rams also waived OL A.J. Arcuri, OL Wyatt Bowles, WR Tru Edwards, DT Jack Heflin, S Tanner Ingle, CB Derion Kendrick, CB Cam Lampkin, OL Dylan McMahon, OLB Jamil Muhammad, ILB Elias Neal, DL Bill Norton, ILB Chris Paul Jr., WR Brennan Presley, RB Ronnie Rivers, RB Cody Schrader, S Nate Valcarcel, CB Charles Woods, WR Britain Covey, OLB Brennan Jackson, TE Mark Redman, WR Drake Stoops, WR Jordan Waters, OL Willie Lampkin IV and CB Shaun Jolly. The Rams released CB A.J. Green.

Great news. Mumpfield earned McVay’s praise with his “smart and conscientious” play last week. It will be difficult for him to make his way onto the re-draft radar this year but he is a name to know for dynasty leagues. McVay added that RB Ronnie Rivers (ribs) and TE Anthony Torres (ankle) will both miss “a little bit of time.”

Rivers joined the Rams as a UDFA in 2022 and has appeared in 34 games over the last three seasons. The former Fresno State Bulldog rushed 22 times for 99 scoreless yards last season, and has a career rushing line of 63-249-0. Rivers has also caught 15 passes for 85 scoreless yards. He got some late-season run after Blake Corum went down for the remainder of the season with a forearm injury, but Rivers enters the 2025 season again needing injuries ahead of him to be a factor in the backfield.

The 28-year-old back got in to 14 games for the Rams in 2023 and will be Los Angeles’ replacement for Blake Corum in the playoffs. Ronnie Rivers is expected to get most of the RB2 reps for the Rams behind Kyren Williams in the playoffs.

Rivers operated as the team’s lead back with Kyren Williams resting alongside other Rams starters and Blake Corum sidelined with a forearm injury he sustained in the first half. Rivers was third on the team in targets and had a nearly every-down role in the final two quarters. He won’t see postseason action unless Williams and Corum go down to injury.

He’s listed as questionable to return but has next to no chance to see another snap in a meaningless game for LA. Entering the game as the Rams’ top back with Kyren Williams inactive alongside other LA starters, Corum had two carries for ten yards before leaving the game. Ronnie Rivers is in line to be the Rams’ lead back for the rest of the game.

Rivers rotated into the backfield as the Rams’ No. 2 back in the second quarter of the team’s loss to the Bears. His best run went for 11 yards and he totaled 26 yards on six carries. Meanwhile, Blake Corum was not heard from at all this week. Rivers can be left on fantasy benches heading into Week 5 against the Packers.

Rivers remains the Rams’ No. 2 RB but his most impactful moment came via a fake punt in the first half where he successfully converted the first down. Rivers is just a bench stash heading to the Rams’ Week 4 matchup against the Bears.

With Rivers tendered, the second-year back is now locked in to return to the Rams in 2024. With less than three accrued seasons under his belt, a one-year contract at league minimum was all the Rams need to retain Rivers for next year. Rivers joined the Rams as a UDFA in 2022 after, and has rushed 41 times for 150 yards in his brief career as a backup while adding another 10 receptions for 51 yards.

Rivers looked solid when given the opportunities, creating some extra yards on multiple carries. However, the Rams were more than content to let Carson Wentz carry the ball more than any other player on the team, saving Rivers for back-up duties in the playoffs.