The Los Angeles Rams won’t have Tyler Higbee available to start the season. As expected, Higbee will remain on the PUP list to open the 2024 campaign. This will require him to miss at least the first four games of the season, but he is eligible to return at any point after that.
Higbee tore his ACL and MCL in the Rams’ playoff loss to the Lions in January. He took a low hit from safety Kerby Joseph, which resulted in significant damage to his right knee.
The Rams have not given a timetable for Higbee to return, but considering how serious the injury is, they’ll likely take it slow with the veteran tight end. Knowing he would likely miss time this season, the Rams signed Colby Parkinson in free agency, so they’ll turn to him as their starter.
Davis Allen and Hunter Long are also expected to be contributors at tight end while Higbee is out.
Rams are leaving TE Tyler Higbee on the Physically Unable to Perform List, which means he is ineligible to be active during the first four games of the season. pic.twitter.com/JyEdx80DVO
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 27, 2024
