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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Absolutely not, plus people should realize by now that Veach isn't interested in older players and long contracts, unless of course that player is Travis Kelce.
DeAndre Hopkins will be 31 when the season starts and has a $30.75 mil cap hit next year and then a $26 mil cap hit the year after. When has Veach ever went out and gotten an old player on anything more than a one year deal? The only player he's attempted to get is Trent Williams and at the time Williams was regarded as the top LT in the game and lineman age better than WR.
Originally Posted by dlphg9:
Absolutely not, plus people should realize by now that Veach isn't interested in older players and long contracts, unless of course that player is Travis Kelce.
DeAndre Hopkins will be 31 when the season starts and has a $30.75 mil cap hit next year and then a $26 mil cap hit the year after. When has Veach ever went out and gotten an old player on anything more than a one year deal? The only player he's attempted to get is Trent Williams and at the time Williams was regarded as the top LT in the game and lineman age better than WR.
This has 0% chance of happening.
Originally Posted by New World Order:
Not with that cap hit
We’re responsible for his base salary. Not the full cap hits. [Reply]
Originally Posted by dlphg9:
Absolutely not, plus people should realize by now that Veach isn't interested in older players and long contracts, unless of course that player is Travis Kelce.
DeAndre Hopkins will be 31 when the season starts and has a $30.75 mil cap hit next year and then a $26 mil cap hit the year after. When has Veach ever went out and gotten an old player on anything more than a one year deal? The only player he's attempted to get is Trent Williams and at the time Williams was regarded as the top LT in the game and lineman age better than WR.
This has 0% chance of happening.
Wut? Those aren't the cap hits for the team that trades for him. Arizona eats roughly 22 million in dead money and it's essentially a 2 year roughly 35 million dollar deal. [Reply]
Originally Posted by KCJake:
What is it about this guy that I just don't like ... I can't seem to pinpoint it. He gives me the Cam Newton, Russell Westbrook vibes
His eyelids are always half mast thus making him look indifferent about everything [Reply]
Unless he's taking a discount because he wants to win, this doesn't make a lot of sense.
You're trading a second and giving him a new deal, you may as well have just kept Hill. We literally just won a SB using the WR by committee strategy, doesn't seem logical to back track on that now.
I'll trust whatever they decide, but I think Albright is throwing shit at the wall. This doesn't seem like a very Veach-like move. [Reply]
Originally Posted by LoneWolf:
717 yards and 3 TDs in 9 games last year with a suntanned Doug Flutie at QB isn't "very little."
And people seem to be forgetting that Murray's season ended in week 10 or 12. DHop had Colt McCoy, B. Rypien, And McSorley as his QBs for almost half the season. [Reply]
