Rams Podcast: Running Backs Rising In Camp

Locked On Rams: Los Angeles Rams QB John Wolford gets surgery, S Taylor Rapp, RBs Darrell Henderson and Xavier Jones rising in training camp.

Jeremy Brener | Aug 10, 2021

When Los Angeles Rams running back Cam Akers tore his Achilles during the offseason, many believed that the Rams would look outside the organization for his replacement, or at least someone from the outside to add reinforcements.

Yet the team still has not signed a running back since Akers' injury and it doesn't seem like the plan — at least for the time being — because they’re high on the guys in-house.

Darrell Henderson will likely be the biggest beneficiary of Akers' reps. The third-year back eclipsed nearly 800 yards from scrimmage last season.

After Henderson, the team still has a boatload of talent with fellow third-year back Xavier Jones, second-year pro Raymond Calais and rookies Jake Funk and Otis Anderson.

Jones is the likeliest out of the backfield to get those RB2 reps, but it's still very much up in the air.

On this episode of "Locked On Rams," host Sosa Kremenjas talks about the team's depth in the running back room with Henderson and Jones leading the way.

He also talks about backup quarterback John Wolford's appendicitis, keeping him out of practice, and what that means for other backup quarterback's Bryce Perkins and Devlin Hodges.

Sosa deals with all that and more on this episode of "Locked On Rams." For more podcasts and information, join us here.

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Published Aug 10, 2021

JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several Fan Nation websites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener has been with Fan Nation since 2021. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid. He moved to Orlando in 2016 to go to college and pursue a degree. He hosts "The Dream Take" podcast covering the Rockets, which has produced over 350 episodes since March 2020. Brener graduated in May 2020 from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. While at UCF, Brener worked for the school's newspaper NSM.today and "Hitting the Field," a student-run sports talk show and network. He was the executive producer for "Hitting the Field" from 2019-20. During his professional career, Brener has covered a number of major sporting events including the Pro Bowl, March Madness and several NBA and NFL games. As a fan, Brener has been to the 2005 World Series, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 NCAA National Championship between the Villanova Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels. Now, Brener still resides in the Central Florida area and enjoys writing, watching TV, hanging out with friends and going to the gym. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener. For more inquiries, please email jeremybrenerchs@gmail.com.