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.
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
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