When it comes to new contracts, the number that gets publicized more than any other is the new-money average per year.

The San Francisco 49ers, one of the Cardinals' NFC West rivals, and tight end George Kittle agreed to a deal that tops that. McBride's extension was four years for $76 million, an average of $19 million per year with $43 million guarantees and $32.5 million guaranteed at signing.

There was initially worry that a contract dispute between Kittle and the 49ers would come about this offseason, as The Athletic’s Mike Silver reported prior to the start of volu