Struggling Rams waive rushing leader Henderson

LOS ANGELES -- The Rams waived moving backmost Darrell Henderson Jr., the squad announced Tuesday.

Henderson played conscionable 4 snaps successful Sunday's nonaccomplishment to the New Orleans Saints, with Cam Akers and rookie Kyren Williams getting the bulk of the enactment successful the backfield.

On Monday, Rams manager Sean McVay said Henderson "felt his knee" during pregame drills.

"He felt a small thing successful his genu and that was benignant of what led to Cam and Kyren getting the bulk of the work," McVay said. "But helium said helium felt good [Monday]."

Akers led the Rams successful rushing during Sunday's game, but Williams had much snaps.

Henderson, a third-round prime successful 2019 who was playing connected the past play of his rookie contract, ran for 283 yards and 3 touchdowns connected 70 carries this play for Los Angeles. He besides had 17 catches for 102 yards.

The Rams person the NFL's 31st-ranked rushing discourtesy this season, moving retired of past spot aft producing a season-high 148 yards connected the crushed vs. the Saints. The violative enactment has had 10 antithetic starting combinations successful 10 games.

The Rams connected Tuesday besides waived linebacker Justin Hollins from the 53-man roster and choky extremity Kendall Blanton from the signifier squad.

The Rams claimed Hollins disconnected waivers successful September 2020, and helium became a regular subordinate of their rotation arsenic an borderline rusher. He had six sacks successful 34 games with the Rams, including 5 starts this play portion playing successful each 10 games.

Hollins has lone 1 sack this season.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.