Team news: Los Angeles Rams

Breaking news to start The Insiders on NFL Network: Davante Adams is joining the Rams, agreeing to terms on a 2-year, $46M deal.

Related Players: Puka Nacua, Cooper Kupp, Jordan Whittington

Very interesting landing spot for Adams, and all but assures that Kupp will be moving on before the start of the 2025 season. It wasn't long ago that we were completely in the air about what the Rams' offense would look like, but they brought Stafford back and made it a point to go get Adams in case they end up shipping out Kupp. Possibly a small hit to Nacua's immediate ceiling, but this landing spot keeps Adams in the WR2 conversation now that he is out of the stench of New York.

The Jets are cutting WR Davante Adams, per source.

Unable to find a trade partner for the 3x All-Pro, New York is moving on and freeing up almost $30M in cap space.

Related Players: Garrett Wilson, Allen Lazard, Malachi Corley, Xavier Gipson

Adams played in 11 games for the 5-12 Jets, and it looks like he could end up joining Aaron Rodgers somewhere else in 2025. Lazard is also almost guaranteed to be playing elsewhere next season, as New York will try to regroup under new head coach Aaron Glenn.

Rams TE Tyler Higbee (knee/illness) is off the injury report and set to make his season debut Sunday vs. the Jets.

Related Players: Colby Parkinson, Hunter Long, Davis Allen

This is awesome news for Higbee, who had a brutal injury last January but should see the field here in Week 16. This is a complete stay-away in typical fantasy leagues, but he's an interesting target in playoff-only formats, depending on whether or not you believe the Rams will be contenders.

— The 49ers ruled out LT Trent Williams (ankle) and S Malik Mustapha (chest), but RB Isaac Guerendo (foot) is questionable. So is Dre Greenlaw, who was full today.
— The Rams ruled out TE Tyler Higbee (knee) and Cobie Durant (chest).

Related Players: Patrick Taylor, Israel Abanikanda, Kyle Juszczyk, Ke'Shawn Vaughn

We're projecting Patrick Taylor as the next man up in the 49ers' version of running back roulette, as he easily has the most familiarity with the team. Abanikanda can be stashed if that's not the case, but shouldn't be in starting consideration if Guerendo does indeed miss Week 15.

Rams are listing WR Demarcus Robinson (shoulder), WR Jordan Whittington (shoulder), and TE Davis Allen (shoulder) as questionable for Thursday night’s game versus the 49ers.

Related Players: Puka Nacua, Cooper Kupp, Tutu Atwell, Tyler Johnson

This doesn't really impact Nacua or Kupp either way, but Atwell could log a little extra work here. Consider him a very deep league WR5.

Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford came out of Sunday’s victory over the Saints with an injury.

Coach Sean McVay said, via Jourdan Rodrigue of TheAthletic.com, that Stafford has a lateral ankle sprain, but the injury should not affect Stafford’s practice time or game status, the story said. The Rams play the Bills on Sunday and the Rams are in the thick of the NFC West Division race. The story added Stafford has taken 11 sacks and 25 hits the past four games and has been sacked 28 times this season.

TE Tyler Higbee will return to practice this week, but McVay indicated it's unlikely he's available for Saints game.

Related players: Davis Allen, Colby Parkinson

Higbee is getting close and has a chance to slide into a key role at TE for the Rams once he is back. Allen has passed Parkinson as the team's current TE1 and may have one more week before Higbee returns. Higbee could be a wait-and-see, sneaky pickup for those who have roster room and may need help at TE.

Sean McVay said TE Tyler Higbee is "a couple weeks away" from returning from a torn ACL and MCL.

Related Players: Colby Parkinson, Davis Allen

It's hard to say if this will give Higbee enough time to ramp up into fantasy viability, but Parkinson has already started to lose work to Allen. This probably isn't a situation to look at in typical fantasy leagues, but if you have interest in Playoff fantasy leagues and believe the Rams will get to the post-season, Higbee is an interesting name to keep in mind.

Tyron Smith has been ruled out for Sunday. Davante Adams is on track to play.

Related Players: Garrett Wilson, Xavier Gipson, Malachi Corley

Adams had an illness and wrist injury pop up through the week, but it seems like he'll be good to go, which places him in WR2 range as a volume play.

Davante Adams is not practicing today, Ulbrich said. He has an illness and some wrist soreness.

Related Players: Garrett Wilson, Xavier Gipson, Malachi Corley, Tyler Conklin

Adams took 13 targets for 31 yards last week, which is definitely enough to make anyone feel ill. He now has 206 yards on 38 targets over his Jets tenure, for a cool 5.42 yards per target. He's definitely getting the volume, but should be considered a moderate WR2 if he suits up.