Rams TE Higbee day-to-day after coughing up blood
Los Angeles Rams tight end Tyler Higbee is day-to-day after sustaining a chest injury during Sunday's game that resulted in his coughing up blood in a hospital, coach Sean McVay told reporters Monday.
After reports surfaced earlier in the day that Higbee was taken to a local hospital for precautionary reasons before coughing up blood, McVay confirmed the details and called the injury a lung contusion.
Higbee, 26, was injured in the second quarter of the Rams' 27-9 victory over the New Orleans Saints. Fellow tight end Gerald Everett received playing time in the potential absence of Higbee, who had two receptions for 21 yards before exiting Sunday's game.
Higbee, who agreed to a four-year contract extension earlier this month, has six receptions for 41 yards and a touchdown this season.
A fourth-round pick in 2016 out of Western Kentucky, Higbee has played in all 50 games and caught 66 passes for 713 yards and five touchdowns in his career.
McVay also said that starting right guard Austin Blythe (ankle) is day-to-day.
Los Angeles plays at Cleveland next Sunday night.
--Field Level Media
