Rams To Release RB Boston Scott

One of the players who will not be making the Rams’ initial roster will be Boston Scott. The veteran running back is set to be cut, insider Jordan Schultz reports.

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As Schultz notes, Los Angeles plans to keep three backs in the fold once roster cutdowns take place. The presence of starter Kyren Williams, third-round rookie Blake Corum and former UDFA Ronnie Rivers have made Scott expendable. The latter has made 75 regular season appearances and eight starts in his career, each of them coming with the Eagles.

Scott’s best season in terms of overall production came in 2020 when he amassed 586 scrimmage yards. The following year, he scored a career-high seven touchdowns, all on the ground. Philadelphia’s backfield has been deep enough to prevent the 29-year-old from taking on a prominent offensive role, however, so Scott’s main contributions in recent years in particular have come on special teams.

Rivers is set to handle a heavy third phase workload with the Rams, so today’s news strongly points to him making the team. Of course, the bulk of offensive duties will rest on Williams after he led the NFL with 95.3 rushing yards per game last season. The 2022 fifth-rounder earned a Pro Bowl invitation and a second-team All-Pro nod as a result of his production, and expectations are high for a follow-up in 2024. Corum, added in the third round of this year’s draft, will operate as Williams’ backup.

Like any veterans let go ahead of the cutdown deadline (August 27), Scott will immediately become a free agent once his release is made official. That will leave him available to any interested teams, although several depth options are set to be let go over the coming days, meaning he may need to wait until the first wave of roster shuffling takes place to find his next opportunity (which could be a spot on the Rams’ practice squad).