Rams RB Gurley insists knee is 'fine'

Despite another game with less than his typical workload, Los Angeles Rams running back Todd Gurley insisted his left knee is healthy following Sunday's Super Bowl LIII loss to the New England Patriots. "I know there's been a lot of concern about my knee but I really am fine," Gurley told reporters after the game, in which he had 10 carries for 35 yards and one catch for minus-1 yard. He also had a 13-yard carry wiped out by a holding penalty.

Gurley said he had an MRI on the knee after the Rams' Week 15 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, but asked if he was limited at all on Sunday, he replied, "Nah, I was fine, man. I felt good." He also told reporters the knee doesn't need more time to heal or any surgical procedure.

Gurley sat out the team's final two regular-season games but racked up 115 yards and a touchdown on just 16 carries in the divisional playoffs against the Cowboys. In the conference championship against the Saints, he finished with just five touches and played fewer snaps than C.J. Anderson after a pair of early drops. On Sunday, Gurley got the slightly heavier workload (11 touches to nine), but neither back was effective, as Anderson finished with seven carries for 22 yards.

"I'm just -- whenever my name is called in the game, I'm ready," Gurley said. "But like I said, we've got a good running back in C.J., so obviously he's going to come in as well, and I've got to take advantage of my opportunities when I get the chance as well." Through 14 games this season, Gurley averaged 18.3 carries for 89.4 yards and 4.2 receptions for 41.4 yards per game, scoring 21 total touchdowns. He signed a contract extension before the season that made him the highest-paid running back in NFL history at $14.375 million annually.

--Field Level Media