1. Tyler Higbee was born on January 1,1993 and is an American professional football tight end for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League.
32 Facts About Tyler Higbee
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Tyler Higbee played college football for the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers and was selected by the Rams in the fourth round of the 2016 NFL draft.
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Tyler Higbee attended East Lake High School in Tarpon Springs, Florida, where he was a two-sport athlete, in football and baseball.
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Tyler Higbee caught 15 passes for 230 yards and four touchdowns his junior year.
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Tyler Higbee caught 38 passes for 563 yards and eight touchdowns his senior year.
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Tyler Higbee was considered one of the best tight end prospects in college football.
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On December 14,2015, it was announced that Tyler Higbee had accepted his invitation to play in the 2016 Senior Bowl.
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Tyler Higbee was one of 15 collegiate tight ends to attend the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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Tyler Higbee was unable to perform any drills due to his knee injury, but met with teams and had measurements taken.
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On March 29,2016, Tyler Higbee attended Western Kentucky's pro day, along with Brandon Doughty, Prince Charles Iworah, George Fant, and 11 other prospects.
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Tyler Higbee was ranked as the fourth best tight end prospect in the draft by Sports Illustrated and the fifth best tight end by NFLDraftScout.
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Tyler Higbee was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in the fourth round of the 2016 NFL draft.
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Tyler Higbee was the 27th player selected in the NFL Draft in Western Kentucky's school history and the highest selection since Joseph Jefferson in 2002.
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Tyler Higbee was the first player selected from Western Kentucky in 2016 and along with Brandon Doughty, and Prince Charles Iworah, made up the largest draft class in the school's history.
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Tyler Higbee completed his rookie season with 11 receptions for 85 receiving yards and a touchdown in 16 games, with seven starts.
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Tyler Higbee entered training camp competing for the starting tight end job left vacant by the departure of Lance Kendricks to the Green Bay Packers in free agency.
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Tyler Higbee competed against rookie second round pick Gerald Everett, Cory Harkey, and Temarrick Hemingway.
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Tyler Higbee again started all 16 games for the Rams and his receptions and receiving yards came close to matching his 2017 totals, while he had a career-high two touchdown receptions.
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Tyler Higbee had two receptions for 30 yards in the win, which advanced Los Angeles to the NFC Championship Game.
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In overtime, Tyler Higbee had two catches for 18 yards on the Rams' game-winning drive, which ended in Greg Zuerlein's 57-yard field goal to send the Rams to Super Bowl LIII.
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On September 5,2019, Tyler Higbee signed a four-year, $31 million contract extension that will keep him with the Rams through the 2023 season.
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However, in the NFC Championship against the 49ers, Tyler Higbee suffered a knee injury in the first quarter after catching two passes for 18 yards and missed the rest of the game.
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Tyler Higbee was later placed on injured reserve on February 12,2022, the day before Super Bowl LVI.
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Tyler Higbee started all 17 games for the Rams, one of only two players on the offense to do so.
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On September 29,2023, Tyler Higbee signed a two-year contract extension with the Rams.
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Tyler Higbee started and played in 15 of the Rams' 17 regular season games, totaling 47 receptions for 495 yards with two touchdowns.
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On January 14,2024, Tyler Higbee tore his ACL and MCL while trying to catch a pass from Quarterback Matthew Stafford in the fourth quarter of the Rams' NFL Wildcard playoff game against at the Detroit Lions.
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However, Tyler Higbee suffered a chest injury later in the first half which forced him from the game and he did not return.
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Tyler Higbee was identified and arrested after fleeing the scene.
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The first encounter happened outside of Dublin's Pub, where Tyler Higbee stated Alsaleh kept rubbing his head on his and his girlfriend's face multiple times and ignored persisted warnings to stop.
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Tyler Higbee stated Alsaleh was calling his friends telling them to come to their location to fight Tyler Higbee.
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On July 24,2017, Tyler Higbee pleaded guilty to assault under extreme emotional disturbance in Warren Circuit Court.