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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Another site is suggesting Chiefs can get it done with a 2nd + 4th in order to out bid other teams who have better 2nd round picks to offer
I think that's true, but that seems like the ceiling for a trade to me... considering his contract cap hit, I think we should be able to get him for less but can't underestimate how desperate CLE is after giving that contact to D Watson. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Couch-Potato:
Another site is suggesting Chiefs can get it done with a 2nd + 4th in order to out bid other teams who have better 2nd round picks to offer
I hope we would not give up that kind of compensation. [Reply]
Originally Posted by duncan_idaho:
I doubt that Hopkins would want to go deal with Patriot way bullshit again. But we’ll see.
Yeah, that's where those rumors fall apart for me
Hopkins is NOT going to restructure his deal to go play with Bill O'Brian and the man that spawned him. And I could see him raising holy hell even if the Patriots agreed to a deal without a restructure.
Dude didn't force his way out of the fire to get tossed into the depths of Mount fucking Doom. [Reply]
