Rams sign Higbee to a contract extension

[AvengerRam]

View: https://x.com/rapsheet/status/1707821058340909384?s=46

 

[Turducken]

Looks like he'll be retiring in horns.

The sentimental fan side of my brain loves this. The handwringing, cap-manager side of my brain is less certain.

 

[ReekofRams]

Boy @oldnotdead is going to be bummed out.

 

[Ram Ts]

I love cap space. But for $7-10m, this seems like a good team deal to lock in an above average TE. Plus we have Davis as a cheap, young backup. So we can eliminate any TE needs FA and draft wise for a bit. Except for maybe back end drafting. No real quality needed to throw at this position for a couple years.

 

[ottoman89]

I like this. He's been a damn solid TE. He's not the best but certainly in Tier 2 of Tight Ends.

 

[shovelpass]

Good move.

The Rams are saying 2-year extension

 

[XXXIVwin]

Surprised by this... I thought they were gonna roll with the young guys next year..

 

[Memento]

Not sure how well that contract's going to age, but I do like Higbeast, so I'm glad they did this deal.

 

[Angry Ram]

Good for him! Well deserved.

 

[dieterbrock]

I like it

 

[Psycho_X]

I'd hate to say I told you so to those who balked at me saying it is more likely we sign him to an extension than trade or cut him but..... yeah lol. Anyway, I don't find this as a surprise. He's clearly a favorite of McVays and he's a reliable midrange TE. Curious how that works with his dead years from previous reworks but due to those I figured this was a more likely move.

 

[Riverumbbq]

This likely saves us from drafting a higher round TE for 2024. Higbee, Davis and Long are now all under contract for next season, perhaps take on a blocking specialist later and call it a day ...

 

[Corbin]

So much for those predicting we’d trade him for the last 2 years plus.

 

[WestCoastRam]

I'd hate to say I told you so to those who balked at me saying it is more likely we sign him to an extension than trade or cut him but..... yeah lol. Anyway, I don't find this as a surprise. He's clearly a favorite of McVays and he's a reliable midrange TE. Curious how that works with his dead years from previous reworks but due to those I figured this was a more likely move.

I mean, enjoy it. Enjoy it a little.

 

[Riverumbbq]

I'd hate to say I told you so to those who balked at me saying it is more likely we sign him to an extension than trade or cut him but..... yeah lol. Anyway, I don't find this as a surprise. He's clearly a favorite of McVays and he's a reliable midrange TE. Curious how that works with his dead years from previous reworks but due to those I figured this was a more likely move.

One media pundit calls it a 3 year extension, the Rams say it's a 2 year extension, ... makes me think that this new contract starts this year and carries thru the end of 2025. If so, the team may actually get a few dollars of 2023 CAP relief if the reported $27/30Mil. over 3 years is correct. I'd also assume the future years (2024-2026) dead money gets absorbed into this contract. Just thinking out loud here, but I'm hoping.
jmo.

 

[WestCoastRam]

View: https://twitter.com/bgrisakTST/status/1707832055684305068


This.

 

[Allen2McVay]

According to Spotrac and OTC, Higbee's pre-extension contract carried a $9.125M cap hit for 2023; and a $2.85M cap hit in 2024 (voidable year) despite being a free agent.

Will be interesting to see how this extension impacts 2023 and 2024.

 

[Tumak61]

Good thing we signed Higbee and not let him get away to San Fran. In that case he would have been drafted a Tight End and retired a Wide Receiver. We saved Higs from a terrible fate.

 

[Psycho_X]

I mean, enjoy it. Enjoy it a little.

Having said that watch us trade him now lol.

 

[den-the-coach]

Higbee can do something that many on this team cannot do and that is block.