Cardinals make Trey McBride highest-paid tight end in NFL history with 4-year contract extension

The Arizona Cardinals made Trey McBride the highest-paid choky extremity successful NFL past erstwhile they signed him to a declaration hold connected Friday.

McBride, 25, signed a four-year, $76 cardinal declaration extension, with $43 cardinal guaranteed, per galore reports. 

Prior to McBride’s extension, Kansas City Chiefs’ prima choky extremity Travis Kelce was the highest-paid choky end, arsenic helium is acceptable to marque $17.1 cardinal successful 2025. McBride’s caller woody has an yearly mean worth of $19 million.

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Arizona Cardinals choky extremity Trey McBride, #85, against the San Francisco 49ers astatine State Farm Stadium connected Jan. 5, 2025. (Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images)

The Cardinals selected McBride successful the 2nd circular of the 2022 NFL Draft retired of Colorado State. McBride’s relation successful the discourtesy has grown each season. 

As a rookie, McBride was the backup to starting choky extremity Zach Ertz and had 29 catches for 265 yards and a touchdown. However, an wounded to Ertz successful McBride’s 2nd play opened the doorway to much playing time. 

Ertz suffered a quad strain successful Week 7, and McBride took implicit the starting relation and ne'er looked back. McBride finished his 2nd play with 81 catches and 825 yards with 3 touchdowns and emerged arsenic 1 of backmost Kyler Murray’s favourite targets down the stretch. 

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Arizona Cardinals choky extremity Trey McBride, #85, has been named to the NFL Pro Bowl. (IMAGN)

McBride took different measurement past season, arsenic helium started 16 games and had 111 receptions for 1,146 yards and 2 touchdowns. His beardown show earned him a Pro Bowl selection. 

McBride took to societal media to explicit his joyousness astatine his caller contract.

"MAANNN HOW WE FEELING ??? LETS GOOOOO!!!" McBride posted to X.

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Trey McBride connected the reddish carpet earlier the Super Bowl LIX NFL Honors astatine Saenger Theatre connected Feb. 6, 2025. (Kirby Lee-Imagn Images)

Murray besides took to societal media to congratulate McBride.

"Maaaaan! So blessed for my dawg, worthy each penny! More enactment to beryllium done but a large day," Murray posted to X.

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