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Kyren Williams collected a three-year contract that works for all parties.
The Los Angeles Rams locked in franchise running back Kyren Williams, and now we know the full terms of his long-term contract.
Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio unveiled the full terms of Williams’ three-year, $33 million contract extension, which he signed last week.
Williams is coming off a 1,299-yard, 14-touchdown campaign for the Rams but was set to enter the final year of his four-year rookie contract until LA locked him in. According to Pro-Football Focus, Williams is set to enter the 2025 season as the No. 11 ranked running back.
What Are The Terms of Kyren Williams’ Contract?
Florio listed the full terms, which were expertly negotiated by the Rosenhaus group:
2025 90-man roster bonus: $5.15 million, fully guaranteed.
2025 base salary: $1.1 million, fully guaranteed.
2026 90-man roster bonus: $5.5 million, fully guaranteed three days after signing.
2026 base salary: $5.5 million, $2.75 million of which is fully guaranteed at signing, the rest of which is guaranteed for injury at signing and becomes fully guaranteed on the third day of 2026 league year.
2026 per-game roster bonus: $645,000 total, fully guaranteed (but must be earned).
2027 90-man roster bonus: $550,000.
2027 base salary: $8.95 million, $4.605 of which is guaranteed for injury at signing, with $2.3025 million becoming fully guaranteed on the fifth day of the 2026 league year and the remaining $2.3025 million becoming fully guaranteed on the fifth day of the 2027 league year.
2027 per-game roster bonus: $500,000 total, guaranteed for injury at signing and fully guaranteed as of the fifth day of the 2027 league year (but must be earned).
2028 base salary: $10.451 million.
According to Florio, Williams can earn up to $39 million based on roster bonuses and other potential incentives. But he also will be a free agent in 2029 — ahead of his 29th birthday — which could lead to another potentially lucrative contract, either from the Rams or a rival NFL team.
Why Does Kyren Williams’ Contract Work For The Rams?
Aside from keeping a back that has averaged 87.25 yards and 0.93 touchdowns per game over the past two seasons, the Rams will pay out the eighth-highest running back annual average value in the NFL to the youngest back in the top-10.
But if Williams’ effectiveness falls off toward the end of the deal — always plausible, since the age-30 running back drop off has been known to come earlier for certain RBs — the three-year term isn’t outrageously long.
Plus, according to Over the Cap, the Rams structured the deal so they could start collecting cap savings as soon as 2027. They can save $8-plus million if they release Williams before June 1 and save an even $10 million per year if they cut Williams after June 1 that year.
The contract is structured so the Rams could save even more cap space if they release Williams before June 1, 2028.
Of course, no one — especially not Rams fans — are rooting for this deal to go sideways. Williams had 70.2 percent of the Rams’ carries and 74 percent of their rushing yards in 2024, making him arguably the most important RB in the league.
But if Williams happens to fall off, or if reserve second-year back Blake Corum makes a jump, the Rams will be covered, cap-wise.