Tyler Higbee could miss his second game of the season on Sunday after suffering an elbow injury against the Buccaneers. He missed practice on Wednesday and Thursday, bringing his status for Week 12 squarely into question.
Sean McVay said Thursday that Higbee will likely be a game-time decision.
Tyler Higbee did not participate with his elbow, so we’ll just continue to monitor his status as we get closer,” McVay said. “I think it’s going to come down to possibly a game-time decision. We know how tough Tyler is. I know he’s going to do everything in his power to push through it, but we also want to be smart with him. So, he truly is questionable as of right now. I think you’ve always got to go into it with contingency plans, so you’re not caught off guard if he isn’t able to go. But if he is, then that’s a bonus for us.”
Higbee broke out with a big 2019 season, aided by a historic month of December. But he’s had trouble carrying over that remarkable production into this season, and it’s not necessarily his fault.
He and Gerald Everett have split snaps all season, limiting his opportunities as a receiver. He and Everett have both received 35 targets, with Higbee catching 27 passes and Everett 26.
Higbee has missed a game already this season with a hand injury, too, so this could be his second missed game of the year. He’s done a nice job as a blocker when he hasn’t been catching passes, rounding into a complete tight end for the Rams when available.
His status will be one to monitor on Friday and late into Sunday with inactives released 90 minutes before the 4:05 p.m. ET kickoff.