{"id":22814,"date":"2025-05-04T09:42:11","date_gmt":"2025-05-04T09:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/22814\/"},"modified":"2025-05-04T09:42:11","modified_gmt":"2025-05-04T09:42:11","slug":"super-bowl-veteran-may-be-on-thin-ice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/22814\/","title":{"rendered":"Super Bowl Veteran May Be On “Thin Ice”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Los Angeles Rams veteran tight end Tyler Higbee could be on thin ice this upcoming 2025 regular season after this year\u2019s draft. According to one source<\/a>, they believe the veteran could be playing his final year with the Rams as the team could be sticking with Terrence Ferguson as their immediate starter if he impresses. It makes sense why the Rams may be moving on since quarterback Matthew Stafford is getting older and will probably retire in two years, so this means the team could embrace the rebuild. Unfortunately, Higbee hasn\u2019t been the same productive athlete after suffering a brutal injury in 2023.<\/p>\n

Originally selected in the fourth round of the 2016 NFL Draft, the former Western Kentucky product has been dealing with injuries since his college years. Despite missing his invitation to play in the Senior Bowl, the Rams gave him an opportunity to compete for a starting job under former head coach Jeff Fisher.<\/a> Higbee hasn\u2019t been as productive as the Rams hoped, but he made plenty of crucial plays in several postseasons, earning a new four-year deal. Since the team let go of veteran Cooper Kupp<\/a> this offseason, there\u2019s a good chance that the Rams won\u2019t be retaining the veteran tight end and will embrace a new era.<\/p>\n

Higbee isn\u2019t going to garner the best offer on the market if he becomes a free agent, but these five teams could take a chance on him.<\/p>\n

RUMOR: Super Bowl Veteran Tyler Higbee May Be On \u201cThin Ice\u201d \u2013 Could Seek Trade
\nNext Possible Teams
\nLos Angeles Chargers<\/p>\n

Despite signing tight end Tyler Conklin<\/a>, it\u2019s never a bad time for the Los Angeles Chargers to add more pass catchers to their unit. The team still has one of the most depleted departments when it comes to the receivers, even though they drafted Tre Harris in this year\u2019s draft. However, 2024 draft pick Ladd McConkey<\/a> can\u2019t do it alone, and it looks like that might be the case if they can\u2019t figure out an answer beyond veteran Mike Williams. Tyler Higbee might be aging, but he could help relieve some pressure off the pass catchers and catch those crucial balls in critical moments.<\/p>\n

Baltimore Ravens<\/p>\n

It doesn\u2019t look like the Baltimore Ravens will keep tight end Mark Andrews this upcoming season, due to the comments from the general manager.<\/a> No one is taking Isaiah Likely\u2019s job, but he needs another stabilizing force to help him in the aerial attack. Quarterback Lamar Jackson<\/a> always finds a way to utilize his talent and could with Higbee.<\/p>\n

Dallas Cowboys<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the Dallas Cowboys are still desperate for a pass catcher. They have failed to get a legitimate weapon<\/a> alongside CeeDee Lamb<\/a>, and time is ticking for this offense this season. Higbee won\u2019t save this team single-handedly, but he could help Jake Ferguson, who missed the majority of the 2024 campaign.<\/p>\n

Kansas City Chiefs<\/p>\n

Super Bowl ringer Patrick Mahomes never fails to bring out the best in a good tight end. Travis Kelce is an example of that, but he may be playing his final season with the Kansas City Chiefs<\/a>. Tyler Higbee won\u2019t be the final solution, but the Chiefs could get him in the mix to boost the competition for the tight end unit.<\/p>\n

Washington Commanders<\/p>\n

The Commanders have found their short-term solution in veteran Zach Ertz<\/a>. He was an enormous talent for quarterback Jayden Daniels, but they know Ertz isn\u2019t getting any younger. Higbee might be aging too, but they might be better off signing him to a veteran deal to get involved as a backup.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Los Angeles Rams veteran tight end Tyler Higbee could be on thin ice this upcoming 2025 regular season…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":22815,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2064],"tags":[849,241,5403,5404,436,7,922,1014,262,4200,2453,2444,2443,759,6,10420,500,2312,7390,10421,7025],"class_list":{"0":"post-22814","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-los-angeles-chargers","8":"tag-baltimore-ravens-news","9":"tag-chargers","10":"tag-chargers-featured","11":"tag-chiefs-featured","12":"tag-dallas-cowboys-news","13":"tag-football","14":"tag-kansas-city-chiefs-news","15":"tag-los-angeles","16":"tag-los-angeles-chargers","17":"tag-los-angeles-rams-news","18":"tag-los-angeles-chargers-news","19":"tag-losangeles","20":"tag-losangeleschargers","21":"tag-mark-andrews","22":"tag-nfl","23":"tag-ravens-featured","24":"tag-travis-kelce","25":"tag-tyler-conklin","26":"tag-tyler-higbee","27":"tag-washington-commanders-news","28":"tag-zach-ertz"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/114448914529032737","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22814","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22814"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22814\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22815"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22814"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22814"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22814"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}