Back from knee and shoulder surgeries, Rams tight end Tyler Higbee will be active for the first time this season when L.A. visits the New York Jets on Sunday.

LOS ANGELES — Tyler Higbee considers his ability to be present, his mind only on the moment of time in which he finds himself, to be a gift. It’s helped the longtime Rams tight end approach every game, from the preseason to two Super Bowls, as the most ...

WOODLAND HILLS, Calif. – Wide receiver Cooper Kupp vividly remembers walking off the field after the Rams' Wild Card playoff loss to the Lions in January and seeing how the heaviness of the path ahead after Tyler Higbee's knee injury was weighing on the tight end.

Sean McVay said the Rams are still “working through” the plan at tight end, now that they have four guys who are eligible to be active on game day. Assuming Higbee isn’t a healthy scratch, it could be Davis Allen who becomes inactive on Sunday, with Colby Parkinson and Hunter Long being the other two tight ends.

As the Rams (7-6) prepare to face the San Francisco 49ers (6-7) on Thursday night, a player whose status bears monitoring is tight end Tyler Higbee.