Rams sign Higbee to a contract extension
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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.
The sentimental fan side of my brain loves this. The handwringing, cap-manager side of my brain is less certain.
ReekofRams
Hall of Fame
Boy @oldnotdead is going to be bummed out.
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.
I like this. He's been a damn solid TE. He's not the best but certainly in Tier 2 of Tight Ends.
Not sure how well that contract's going to age, but I do like Higbeast, so I'm glad they did this deal.
Good for him! Well deserved.
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.
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 ...
So much for those predicting we’d trade him for the last 2 years plus.
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WestCoastRam
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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
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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.
Will be interesting to see how this extension impacts 2023 and 2024.
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.
Higbee can do something that many on this team cannot do and that is block.