There were two surprise additions to the Rams’ injury report on Wednesday as they began their week of practice. Tyler Higbee was a non-participant with a knee injury, and Gerald Everett was limited with a wrist issue.
Sean McVay clarified on Thursday during his press conference that both players are expected to be OK and their injuries aren’t significant. If everything goes according to plan, they’ll be available against the Bears on Sunday night.
“They were just sore from the game. So Tyler has a knee and Gerald with the wrist. But really being more smart than anything with those guys, so Tyler today again will be – he was just out there in a limited fashion with the walk-thru. He’s going to miss practice,” McVay said. “And then we’ll have Gerald just be smart about that as well. Both of those guys, if things go the way we want, we’re expecting them to be able to play. We just want to be smart with them throughout the week.”
Higbee and Everett have once again shared the workload at tight end this season with Everett being the leading player at that spot. He’s caught 34 passes for 365 yards and two touchdowns this season, playing 64.5% of the snaps compared to 43.8% for Higbee.
The Rams do know a few players they’ll be without on Sunday, though. Brandin Cooks, Rob Havenstein and Darious Williams have all been ruled out already.
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