Rame TE Tyler Higbee Expected To Start Season On PUP List

Originally posted on NFLTradeRumors.co | By Tony Camino | Last updated 3/26/24

According to Jourdan Rodrigue of The Athletic, Rams TE Tyler Higbee is expected to start the season on the PUP list as he recovers from a torn ACL.

Higbee, 31, was drafted by the Rams in the fourth round out of Western Kentucky in 2016. He signed a four-year $2.92 million rookie contract, including a $580,860 signing bonus.

Higbee was entering the final year of his deal when he signed a four-year, $29 million extension with the Rams. He was slated to make a base salary of $6.25 million in 2023 when he signed another three-year, $27 million extension.

In 2023, Higbee appeared in 15 games for the Rams and caught 47 passes on 70 targets for 495 yards receiving and two touchdowns.

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