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Cardinals TE Elijah Higgins receives 3-year extension

By Thomson Reuters Nov 13, 2026 | 1:42 PM

By Field Level Media

Nov 13 (Field Level Media) – Arizona Cardinals backup tight ​end Elijah Higgins ‌agreed to a three-year contract extension on Friday that spans through the 2029 season.

Financial terms ‌were ​not disclosed ⁠by the team, ⁠however multiple media outlets reported the deal was worth up to $26.8 million.

Higgins, 26, ​has 18 catches for 162 yards and ⁠one touchdown ⁠in nine games (five starts) ​this season. He is ​playing behind two-time Pro Bowl ‌tight end Trey McBride on the depth chart.

Higgins has totaled 82 receptions ⁠for 798 yards and four touchdowns in 54 career games (23 starts) ⁠with ‌the Cardinals. He ⁠was claimed by ​Arizona ‌after being waived by ​the Miami ⁠Dolphins, who selected him in the sixth round of the 2023 NFL Draft out of Stanford.

(–Field ​Level Media)