The Cardinals have an All-Pro tight end, but their No. 2 tight end is pretty good too.

That's why the team made sure to keep Elijah Higgins around on Friday, signing him to a contract extension through the 2029 season.

Higgins has 18 catches for 162 yards and a touchdown this year. He had been scheduled to be a free agent after the season.

The former college wide receiver had been drafted by the Dolphins before being released as a rookie, when the Cardinals picked up up off waivers. He had a career-best 30 receptions for 301 yards last season.

Knowing the Cardinals are short on experience at wide receiver because of injuries, Higgins knows he might be needed more often in the passing game the rest of this season.

"It'll depend on how the game shakes out," Higgins said. "You can draw up a million plays and call a few or call none. I'll be ready."

Higgins did dismiss the idea, as a former wide receiver, that he could do it in a pinch.

"Nah," Higgins said. "If I could lose 30 pounds, maybe."