Cardinals Signing TE Trey McBride To Four-Year, $76M Extension

Schefter adds the deal includes $43 million guaranteed and at $19 million a year, makes McBride the new highest-paid tight end in football. 

Arizona had made it clear this offseason this deal was one of the organization’s top priorities and has now followed through. 

McBride, 24, is a former second-round pick by the Cardinals in the 2022 NFL Draft out of Colorado State. He was entering the final year of a four-year, $6,299,662 rookie contract and set to earn a base salary of $5.2 million in 2025. 

In 2024, McBride appeared in 16 games and recorded 111 receptions for 1,146 yards (10.3 YPC) and two touchdowns.