Coach Mike LaFleur's Arizona Cardinals are turning over a new leaf with Marvin Harrison Jr. in Houston and Jacoby Brissett in Baltimore, giving Carson Beck a shot at QB and interesting receiving targets to utilize. Two key offensive players hit the Cardinals' injured reserve recently which will put added pressure on Trey McBride and the tight ends room.
ESPN's Ian Rapoport shared that the team's fourth-leading receiver, Elijah Higgins, has signed a new deal that will keep him in Arizona through 2029.
“The Arizona Cardinals and tight end Elijah Higgins reached an agreement on a three-year extension worth up to $26.8 million, per me and Adam Schefter,” Rapoport wrote.
“The deal ties him to Arizona through 2029 and was negotiated by Sam Mirza, Derek Hawkridge and Chris Cabott of Equity Sports.”
Higgins has 18 catches on 21 targets with the Cardinals this season, constituting 162 yards and a touchdown. He hasn't fumbled yet and is a run-after-catch threat with 112 yards in that department so far in 2026.
The Cardinals' leading receiver is tight end Trey McBride, who has 73 catches on 93 targets for 598 yards with five touchdowns. The Cardinals hope the tight ends duo can help make up for the loss of Harrison Jr. and Michael Wilson, the receiver who signed a contract extension earlier this year but is now out for the season with a fractured vertebra in his neck.
Sunday, November 15 will give a chance for Higgins and McBride to help out rookie QB Carson Beck as he starts against Matt Stafford and the Rams. Higgins' play could be a bright spot as the Cardinals head down the stretch of a disappointing season.