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.

The 49ers need to get on that trend, which has started here with Kittle and could continue with Brock Purdy’s contract extension. There isn’t much competition there when it comes to other quarterbacks resetting the market this offseason, so the benchmarks are already in place. Now, it’s time to buckle up and get it done.