Rams TE Higbee out with lung injury, Donald questionable

Los Angeles Rams tight end Tyler Higbee will miss Sunday's game in Cleveland with a bruised lung, coach Sean McVay told reporters on Friday.

McVay added that offensive lineman Austin Blythe (ankle) and All-Pro defensive tackle Aaron Donald (back) are questionable when discussing the team's most noteworthy injury. Donald is expected to play.

"Hopefully we'll be able to get (Higbee) back next week," McVay said, per a team release. "With Austin and Aaron, (they) will be listed as questionable. Aaron's feeling good, probably just more semantics than anything else."

Higbee, 26, was injured in the second quarter of the Rams' 27-9 victory over the New Orleans Saints last Sunday. After he came out of the game with a chest injury, Higbee was sent to a hospital for precautionary reasons, where he coughed up blood. He did not practice this week.

Blythe injured his ankle on the same play in which Higbee was injured and was a limited participant in practice Friday. Donald told reporters he will be ready to go when Los Angeles plays at Cleveland on Sunday night.

"I feel good," Donald told reporters. "100 percent (I'll be out there)."

Donald injured his back and briefly left the game, shortly after he hit Drew Brees' hand as the quarterback released the ball, knocking Brees out of the game with a torn ligament which required surgery earlier this week. Brees is expected to miss approximately six weeks.

Also for Sunday, the Browns ruled three starters out for the game: tight end David Njoku (concussion, wrist), safety Damarious Randall (concussion) and linebacker Christian Kirksey (chest). Backup offensive tackle Kendall Lamm (knee) is also out. The Browns placed Njoku on injured reserve.

--Field Level Media