Rams hope for 'two-headed monster' at TE with Tyler Higbee, Gerald EverettAlden Gonzalez
IRVINE, Calif. -- The Los Angeles Rams' three primary pass-catching tight ends have combined for 11 receptions in their NFL careers. Four tight ends -- Zach Ertz, Dennis Pitta, Kyle Rudolph and Travis Kelce -- had at least that many catches in one game last season. Tyler Higbee, Gerald Everett and Temarrick Hemingway make up the most inexperienced tight-end trio in the league. But the expectations are high because of their athletic skills and because of their coach's track record.
The youngest member, Everett, set the bar the day he arrived for training camp at UC Irvine, saying he and Higbee "could be better" than Jordan Reed and Vernon Davis, the Washington Redskins duo that is arguably the NFL's most accomplished.
Rams coach Sean McVay, the offensive coordinator when Reed and Davis helped Washington lead the NFL in tight-end yards last season, appreciated Everett's confidence but playfully shook his head when asked about his tight end's prediction at the start of camp.
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