Rams, Tyler Higbee reach two-year contract extension

Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford will have one of his favorite targets for at least one more season — and possibly longer.

Tight end Tyler Higbee, a fourth-round pick in the 2016 NFL Draft who played at Western Kentucky, and the Rams have agreed to a two-year contract extension, according to multiple reports.

Rams tight end Tyler Higbee is staying with the team. (AP Photo/Jacob Kupferman) AP

The deal is worth up to $8 million, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported.

Higbee, 6-foot-6 and 253 pounds, was a pending free agent and pondering retirement, but Rams coach Sean McVay said the team was open to bringing him back for another go-around.

The veteran, who has spent 10 seasons with the Rams, is the franchise’s all-time leading tight end for receiving yards (3,949) and ranks first at the position in team history with 27 touchdown catches.

Higbee played for the Rams during their Super Bowl 56 season, but he did not see action in the NFL title game. 

During the playoffs that season, Higbee set personal postseason highs for receptions (nine) and yards (115). In the 2022 NFC Championship Game against the 49ers, Higbee suffered a knee injury in the first quarter after catching two passes for 18 yards and missed the rest of the game. 

He later was placed on injured reserve on Feb. 12, 2022, the day before Super Bowl 56. Though he did not play in the game, Higbee became a world champion when the Rams defeated the Bengals, 23-20. 

Higbee, 33, is the longest-tenured player on the roster. In 2025, he missed seven games due to injury but still caught 25 passes for 281 yards and three TDs. 

In 2024, he missed the first 14 games after tearing an ACL in the Rams’ playoff loss to the Lions the previous season.

In his career, Higbee has caught 386 passes and has been effective in short-yardage situations.