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Arizona Cardinals Sign Tight End Elijah Higgins to 3-Year Extension
The deal rewards a durable depth piece after a career-best season and keeps Arizona’s two-tight-end rotation intact through 2029.
- On Friday, the Arizona Cardinals signed backup tight end Elijah Higgins to a three-year contract extension spanning through the 2029 season, reportedly worth up to $26.8 million.
- General Manager Monti Ossenfort claimed Higgins off waivers from the Miami Dolphins before the 2023 season, where the former Stanford player has since become a durable depth contributor.
- Alongside Pro Bowl tight end Trey McBride, who signed a $76 million extension in August 2025, Higgins provides cost-effective depth at up to $8.9 million annually, less than half McBride's yearly average.
- Over 54 career games, Higgins has totaled 82 receptions for 798 yards and four touchdowns, currently serving as McBride's primary backup on the depth chart.
- With injuries affecting the wide receiver corps, Higgins could see increased passing-game usage for the remainder of the season; the deal was finalized by EquitySports agents Sam Mirza, Derek Hawkridge, and Chris Cabott.
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Cardinals Sign TE Elijah Higgins To Three-Year Extension
Cardinals NFL Transactions The Arizona Cardinals announced they have signed TE Elijah Higgins to an extension through the 2029 season. NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport adds the deal is worth up to $26.8 million on the three-year extension. Higgins, 26, was a sixth-round pick by the Dolphins in the 2023 draft out of Stanford. He signed a four-year, $4,015,880 rookie deal through 2026 but was let go following camp his rookie year. The Cardinals claimed …
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