Cardinals’ Trey McBride celebrates National Tight Ends Day in style

The Arizona Cardinals clearly understood the assignment when it came to honoring National Tight Ends Day on Sunday.

Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray looked tight end Trey McBride’s way early and often throughout Arizona’s 28-27 win over the Miami Dolphins.

By the time it was all said and done, McBride had amassed 124 yards on nine catches (11 targets). That included five plays of at least 12 yards or more.

“Trey’s a beast. I can’t say enough about Trey,” Murray told reporters postgame. “I tell you all every week, I think he can be the best in the league. The athleticism, being able to block, he can do it all. He’s one of our best guys. We gotta continue to give him the rock.”

“(National Tight Ends Day) didn’t go into my play, but I did know that (it was today). Shoutout Elijah Higgins birthday, too,” the signal caller added.

With Sunday’s performance, McBride now has three 100-yard games under his belt. Arizona is 2-1 when he passes the century mark.

“We had good coverage on him, he just made plays,” Dolphins and former Cardinals defensive lineman Calais Campbell told reporters postgame. “They do a good job of finding ways to get him the ball in space and stuff. A lot of times, it’s deep to short and they take the check down to him and he makes guys miss because he’s a great athlete. Another great player, talented as can be.”

Other notable National Tight Ends Day performances

McBride represented the tight end position well throughout Cardinals-Dolphins.

He wasn’t the only big-bodied pass catcher to shine on Sunday, though.

A look at some of the other top tight end performances from around the league:

– Kyle Pitts (Atlanta Falcons): Four catches for 91 yards and two touchdowns

– Cade Otton (Tampa Bay Buccaneers): Nine catches for 81 yards and two touchdowns

– Tyler Conklin (New York Jets): Three catches for 42 yards and a touchdown

– Tucker Kraft (Green Bay Packers): Three catches for 78 yards and a touchdown

– Evan Engram (Jacksonville Jaguars): Four catches for 36 yards and a touchdown

– Sam LaPorta (Detroit Lions): Six catches for 48 yards and a touchdown

– Mark Andrews (Baltimore Ravens): Five catches for 36 yards and a touchdown

– David Njoku (Cleveland Browns): Five catches for 61 yards and a touchdown

– Mike Gesicki (Cincinnati Bengals): Seven catches for 73 yards

Not a bad day to be a tight end!