{"id":49672,"date":"2025-04-04T07:14:59","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T07:14:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=49672"},"modified":"2025-04-04T07:14:59","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T07:14:59","slug":"report-move-over-travis-kelce-nfl-tight-end-trey-mcbride-replaces-chiefs-star-as-best-paid-in-the-position-after-agreeing-new-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=49672","title":{"rendered":"Report: Move over, Travis Kelce! NFL tight end Trey McBride replaces Chiefs star as best paid in the position after agreeing new deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Travis is Kelce is no longer the highest-paid end in the NFL as the title now belongs to Arizona Cardinals star Trey McBride.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, Adam Schefter reported that the Pro Bowl tight end signed a lucrative four-year, $76million extension to remain in Arizona.<\/p>\n<p>The deal includes $43m guaranteed money and $19m average per year, per Schefter.<\/p>\n<p>McBride, 25, was a second-round pick in 2022 which blossomed into one of the Cardinals&#8217; best players. Now entering his fourth year in the NFL, the Colorado State product earned his first Pro Bowl nod in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>During his third season in the league, McBride caught 111 passes for 1,146 yards with two touchdowns. He also had a two-yard rushing touchdown in his lone carry in the NFL.<\/p>\n<p>After winning his second straight Super Bowl, and third with Kansas City, in 2024, the Chiefs gave Kelce two-year, $34.25m extension to keep him through 2025.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/04\/03\/22\/96897167-14569555-image-m-129_1743716070260.jpg\" alt=\"Travis Kelce was dethroned by Arizona's Trey McBride as the highest-paid tight end in the NFL\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"mol-embed\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1907895943627784330&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailymail.co.uk%2Fsport%2Fnfl%2Farticle-14569555%2Ftravis-kelce-highest-paid-tight-end-trey-mcbride.html&amp;sessionId=3d0d825b0a71f8084448a9c98abbaf277288a4f8&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1907895943627784330\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"floatRHS\">\n<div data-mol-fe-xpmodule-related-story-factbox=\"true\" data-xp-platform=\"mol.web.desktop\" data-xp-channel-color=\"home\" data-track-module=\"related-story-factbox^related-story-factbox-travis-kelce-sideliraines-taylor-swift-i\" data-reactroot=\"\">\n<div class=\"textContainer_L8BEBeSX\">\n<h4 class=\"headline_TEL93dS_\">\u00a0<span class=\"headlineText_tCRNH0ZB\">Travis Kelce SIDELINES Taylor Swift in dramatic new twist after blaming her for NFL struggles<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"container_V5eJTpXY\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/nfl\/article-14565545\/Travis-Kelce-Taylor-Swift-blame-super-bowl-chiefs.html\" target=\"_self\" data-testid=\"container\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image_HQjDD_In\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/04\/03\/22\/96896489-0-image-a-6_1743715065453.jpg\" alt=\"article image\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The deal gave Kelce a $4m raise as he averaged $17.125m per season. While Kelce topped all other tight ends&#8217; paydays then, he is now second to McBride.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Behind McBride and Kelce are TJ Hockenson ($16.5m), George Kittle ($15m), Dallas Goedert ($14.25m), and Mark Andrews ($14m).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">McBride&#8217;s massive contract comes despite the Cardinals missing the playoffs every year since his arrival. Last season, Arizona finished 8-9 and third in the NFC West.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">So far in his career, McBride has 221 receptions for 2,236 yards and six touchdowns in 49 games.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">With one year left in his deal, Kelce will return to the Kansas City camp after contemplating retirement after the Super Bowl.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Kelce made 97 receptions for 823 yards and three touchdowns before the Chiefs were steamrolled by the\u00a0Philadelphia Eagles, 40-22, to uncrown them in the season finale in February.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Travis is Kelce is no longer the highest-paid end in the NFL as the title now belongs to Arizona Cardinals star Trey McBride. 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