Injury Updates: Tyler Higbee (ankle) returns to practice, Quentin Lake (elbow) to return to practice tomorrow, Davante Adams (hamstring) likely to miss Week 18, Alaric Jackson (knee) expected to play, and more
Wyatt Miller
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Rams head coach Sean McVay said that tight end Tyler Higbee (ankle) returned to practice on Wednesday, but his status is still up in the air for the Rams’ Week 18 game against Arizona.
“We’ll see how the week progresses,” McVay said. “If he is able to go, it’ll be great to be able to get him some snaps before the playoffs end up starting, and if he’s not, then we’ll hope that the playoffs will represent for sure him being ready to go.”
Meanwhile, the Rams will open the 21-day practice window for safety Quentin Lake (elbow) tomorrow, but he and wide receiver Davante Adams (hamstring) are not expected to play Sunday. Lake hasn’t played since Week 11, and Adams since Week 14.
McVay declined to rule either out definitively for Sunday, but said the “goal” is for both to play in the Wild Card round of the playoffs the following week.
“It’s more of just to make sure that we’re able to get him a full workload,” McVay said of Adams’ recovery. “He’s gonna be able to do some different things in a more controlled setting, but just with the position he plays, being able to open up, want to make sure that we’re getting everything ready to roll and being smart with him.”
Meanwhile, offensive lineman Alaric Jackson (knee) missed last week’s game, but McVay said he’s expected to play on Sunday. He was listed as “limited” on Wednesday’s estimated injury report, as the team only participated in a walkthrough, as was defensive end Braden Fiske (ankle), cornerback Jaylen McCollough (hip), inside linebacker Omar Speights (ankle), wide receiver Xavier Smith (chest) and running back Kyren Williams (ankle).
Adams, running back Blake Corum (ankle), cornerback Josh Wallace (ankle) and offensive lineman Kevin Dotson (ankle) were all listed as “did not participated” on the estimated injury report.
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