Tight finish Trey McBride earned approximately $5.76M in his first three seasons with the Arizona Cardinals. Now, he is set to make way more than that.
On Thursday, ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter reported the Cardinals made McBride the highest-paid TE in NFL historical past. He signed a four-year, $76M take care of $43M assured, essentially the most ever for a good finish.
McBride will now make more cash than extra completed TEs like Travis Kelce of the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs and George Kittle of the San Francisco 49ers. Nonetheless, Arizona will not remorse giving the 25-year-old the colossal contract.
The Colorado State product has improved since being drafted No. 55 general within the 2022 NFL Draft. In his rookie season, he had simply 29 receptions in 16 video games. The next season, that determine elevated to 81 in 17 video games.
In 16 video games in 2024, McBride completed fourth within the league in receptions (111) and eleventh in receiving yards (1,146), incomes his first Professional Bowl nod.
In accordance with The thirty third Workforce, solely 5 gamers had a better EPA (anticipated factors added) per goal (+0.31) than McBride final season (min. 125 targets).
On the 2025 NFL Scouting Mix in Indianapolis, Cardinals head coach Jonathan Gannon indicated he would not anticipate McBride to sit back after his profession yr.
“He had a extremely good yr, however he hasn’t hit his ceiling,” Gannon told the media at the combine. “He is engaged on totally different components of his recreation, however he must maintain doing what he is doing. He is not a one-trick pony.”
Though the Cardinals missed the playoffs in 2024, they may very well be on the upswing. Final season, they went 8-9 after consecutive 4-13 seasons. Preserving an ascending participant in McBride might assist Arizona keep on an upward trajectory.
