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The team also announced the signings of CB Christian Matthew and OL Marquis Hayes. McBride’s deal should be worth roughly $6.3 million. He was initially expected to play a minor role early in his rookie season based on having Zach Ertz ahead of him on the depth chart. However, the temporary loss of DeAndre Hopkins may force Arizona to roll out more packages with multiple tight ends to open the year. If that is the case, McBride could be a viable streaming option.

A Samford and Georgia Southern transfer, Matthew ended up at Valdosta State as a graduate transfer. Not invited to the Combine or on any of the main draft analysts’ radars, Matthew was listed by his school as 6-foot-4, 200 pounds. Those are not reliable numbers. Truly ancient for a first-year pro, Matthew is turning 26 in October. Frankly, that is the extent of our knowledge on a player who spent 2021 playing players five years his junior.