At the start of the season, the Los Angeles Rams surprisingly experimented with Kyren Williams as their punt returner. Sean McVay defended the decision as a way to get the ball in his hands more often, but the results didn’t warrant the risk of injury.

Xavier Smith got the news from the Rams coaching staff that he had been waiting for: After a year-and-a-half with the team, all of it spent on the practice squad, the second-year receiver was being called up to the active roster for Sunday’s game against the.