With both Todd Gurley and Justin Davis being considered “day-to-day” by Sean McVay, the Los Angeles Rams opted to add some depth at running back.

They have signed veteran C.J. Anderson to take Pharoh Cooper’s roster spot after he was just waived on Tuesday.

Anderson played nine games for the Panthers this season but only received 24 carries. He rushed for 1,007 yards and three touchdowns in Denver last year and has 3,155 career yards on the ground.

Gurley suffered a knee injury on Sunday against the Eagles and is expected to play against the Cardinals, but the Rams could opt to play it safe with their star running back. His injury was described as knee inflammation by McVay.

Davis injured his shoulder in the first half of Sunday’s loss and was unable to return, leaving Gurley and John Kelly as the only available running backs. If Gurley or Davis were to miss Week 16 in Arizona, it would have left the Rams extremely thin in the backfield.

According to Rich Hammond of the OC Register, Anderson is viewed as more of a response to Davis’ injury than Gurley’s.

Rams have signed veteran running back C.J. Anderson, as first reported by @MikeGarafolo. The Rams’ thought is that Anderson is more of insurance for Justin Davis than Todd Gurley. — Rich Hammond (@Rich_Hammond) December 18, 2018

Anderson adds some valuable depth behind Gurley, not only for the final two games, but also into the postseason. McVay didn’t sound thrilled with the way Davis and Kelly played in limited action Sunday, so having a veteran presence should help.

“The snaps we didn’t have him, we missed him because we made some mistakes that forced us to come off the field and we didn’t execute on some standard things that we should’ve,” McVay said Monday.