Tyler Higbee Pleads Not Guilty to Assault Charge: Latest Comments, Reaction

May 5, 2016   ·   Matt Fitzgerald   ·   Jump to comments

Los Angeles Rams tight end Tyler Higbee pleaded not guilty to second-degree assault Thursday. 
Jack Wang of the Los Angeles Daily News reported on Higbee's legal situation, which stems from an incident and an arrest on April 10, when he was charged with assault, second-degree fleeing or evading police and public intoxication.
The Rams drafted Higbee 110th overall in the fourth round of the 2016 NFL draft this past week. He missed five games of his final college season at Western Kentucky and the Senior Bowl with a knee injury but still managed to log 38 catches for 563 yards and eight scores in 2015.
Wang indicated in his report that Higbee is expected to report to Los Angeles' rookie minicamp beginning this weekend.
Higbee pleaded not guilty to the public intoxication and fleeing police charges as well Thursday, indicating he was defending himself and his girlfriend during the incident in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
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