The Kansas City Chiefs won the Super Bowl without a star wide receiver, but they could reportedly make an elite offense even scarier by acquiring DeAndre Hopkins.
NFL insider Benjamin Albright told PHNX Cardinals that Kansas City is the "primary suitor" for Hopkins. He doesn't know the draft compensation the Cardinals would receive, but he said it's more likely they get a second-round pick than a first.
After the 2022 season, theScore's Jordan Schultz reported that the Cardinals plan to trade Hopkins this offseason.
Arizona hired a new general manager and head coach after a disappointing four-win season, and Hopkins is set to make $19.45 million (with a $30.75 million cap hit) in 2023. The Cardinals could seek a clean slate by moving the three-time All-Pro wideout, who turns 31 in June.
Hopkins began his Cardinals career by tallying 1,407 yards and six touchdowns in 2020. However, multiple lower body injuries limited him to 10 games in 2021, and he served a six-game suspension to start the 2022 season for violating the NFL's PED policy.
Yet he remains an impact player when on the field. Hopkins totaled 474 receiving yards in six full games with quarterback Kyler Murray last season.
Now imagine what he can accomplish when catching passes from Patrick Mahomes.
The Chiefs flourished without a star replacement for Tyreek Hill, but they could still benefit by solidifying the position this offseason. JuJu Smith-Schuster is a free agent after garnering 78 catches for 933 yards on a one-year deal. The depth chart features several talented question marks in Mecole Hardman, Kadarius Toney, and Marquez Valdes-Scantling.
Adding Hopkins could be great news for Kansas City, but terrible for all opposing defenses.
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Originally Posted by BleedingRed:
pretty much just trying to drive the price up...
I think the Cardinals have a deal Veach has offered.. But its not what they were hoping for. So they are putting out fud and other teams are to try to get Veach to up the offer.
But I don't think the Cardinals have another viable trading partner. And I think Veach knows his offer is the best... So now they are playing a cat and mouse game.
The reason why I don't think Buffalo is real here is they had to push 36 million of Josh Allen $$$ into the future just to get under the cap and sign a few bargain basement guys. [Reply]
Originally Posted by MahomesMagic:
The reason why I don't think Buffalo is real here is they had to push 36 million of Josh Allen $$$ into the future just to get under the cap and sign a few bargain basement guys.
Agreed,
Bill's GM got a call from Cardinals GM trying to drum up some FUD, leaks to press that Bills GM is interested in a effort to put heat on Veach.
I think Veach knows this, and hes about to pull the offer and sign OBJ if Cardinals keep fucking around. [Reply]
Originally Posted by irafreak:
What if both the chiefs and bills are just trying to drive the price up on each other but neither team actually wants to make a deal? :-)
I think the Chiefs already offered a deal and are working on contract negotiations. But Cardinals don't want to eat as much as Chiefs want them too so they are trying to throw shit against the wall. [Reply]
Originally Posted by irafreak:
What if both the chiefs and bills are just trying to drive the price up on each other but neither team actually wants to make a deal? :-)
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