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The Arizona Cardinals announced that they agreed to terms with start tight end Trey McBride on a four-year extension on Thursday. It is a reported $76 million deal that makes him the highest-paid tight end in NFL history.
Averaging $19 million per year on the extension, it is the highest per-year average for a tight end in NFL history, topping Kansas City's Travis Kelce's deal at $17.1 million per year.
His $43 million in total guarantees is also the highest ever for a tight end, topping the $42.5 million that T.J. Hockenson got from the Minnesota Vikingas.
His $32.5 million fully guaranteed at signing is the most ever for a tight end contract extension. Baltimore's Mark Andrews had $30.1 million in his contract. It is the most fully guaranteed for a tight end extension but not in any tight end contract because Atlanta's Kyle Pitts' $32.9 million rookie contract was fully guaranteed because he was a first-round pick.
With his new contract, let's take a look at the highest-paid tight ends in the NFL.
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Averaging $19 million per year on the extension, it is the highest per-year average for a tight end in NFL history, topping Kansas City's Travis Kelce's deal at $17.1 million per year.
His $43 million in total guarantees is also the highest ever for a tight end, topping the $42.5 million that T.J. Hockenson got from the Minnesota Vikingas.
His $32.5 million fully guaranteed at signing is the most ever for a tight end contract extension. Baltimore's Mark Andrews had $30.1 million in his contract. It is the most fully guaranteed for a tight end extension but not in any tight end contract because Atlanta's Kyle Pitts' $32.9 million rookie contract was fully guaranteed because he was a first-round pick.
With his new contract, let's take a look at the highest-paid tight ends in the NFL.
Top 10 highest-paid tight ends in yearly average
- Trey McBride, Cardinals: $19 million
- Travis Kelce, Chiefs: $17.1 million
- T.J. Hockenson, Vikings: $16.5 million
- George Kittle, 49ers: $15 million
- Dallas Goedert, Eagles: $14.3 million
- Mark Andrews, Ravens: $14 million
- David Njoku, Browns: $13.7 million
- Cole Kmet, Bears: $12.5 million
- Pete Freiermuth, Steelers: $12.1 million
- Dalton Schultz, Texans: $12 million
Top 10 highest guarantees for tight ends (non-rookie deals)
- Trey McBride, Cardinals: $43 million
- T.J. Hockenson, Vikings: $42.5 million
- George Kittle, 49ers: $40 million
- Mark Andrews, Ravens: $37.6 million
- Dallas Goedert, Eagles: $35.1 million
- Cole Kmet, Bears: $32.8 million
- David Njoku, Browns: $28 million
- Dalton Schultz, Texans: $23.5 million
- Pat Freiermuth, Steelers: $22.4 million
- Taysom Hill, Saints: $21.5 million
Top 10 highest fully guaranteed total at signing for tight ends (non-rookie deals)
- Trey McBride, Cardinals: $32.5 million
- Mark Andrews, Ravens: $30.1 million
- George Kittle, 49ers: $30 million
- T.J. Hockenson, Vikings: $29.3 million
- Dalton Schultz, Texans: $23.5 million
- Cole Kmet, Bears: $22.9 million
- Juwan Johnson, Saints: $21.3 million
- David Njoku, Browns: $17 million
- Travis Kelce, Chiefs: $17 million
- Evan Engram, Broncos: $16.5 million
Get more Cardinals and NFL coverage from Cards Wire's Jess Root and others by listening to the latest on the Rise Up, See Red podcast. Subscribe on Spotify, YouTube or Apple podcasts.
This article originally appeared on Cards Wire: Updated top 10 highest-paid tight ends in NFL after Trey McBride's contract extension
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