The Los Angeles Rams made a risky selection on Saturday, taking Western Kentucky tight end Tyler Higbee with the No. 110 overall selection despite recent concerns about his off-field conduct.
Rams take risk on tight end Tyler Higbee despite off-field concerns
Higbee was recently arrested after an altercation that left another man hospitalized.
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Higbee was arrested less than three weeks before the beginning of the 2016 NFL Draft after an altercation outside of a bar in Kentucky. The police report said that Higbee punched a man that got into "his and (his girlfriend's) personal space." The man was left lying unconscious in the bar parking lot and was hospitalized with a brain hemorrhage.
Higbee’s lawyer told NFL Media that the tight end intends to plead not guilty and maintains the incident happened in self defense.
On the field, there’s no question that Higbee is one of the most talented and intriguing talents at tight end in the entire draft class. No tight end was taken in the first round, and Higbee’s talent made him an early fourth-round selection, despite the off-field concerns.
The Rams cut ties Jared Cook earlier in the offseason and the talented tight end signed with the Green Bay Packers instead, so adding Higbee promises give No. 1 selection Jared Goff a target to throw to, so long as his conduct away from the football field doesn't keep him from having the influence on the team that Los Angeles has in mind.
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