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In case you missed it, former Arizona Cardinals and Houston Texans star wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins is officially a free agent, and the Kansas City Chiefs are among the odds-on favorites to land him on the open market.
According to DraftKings Sportsbook, the Chiefs have the second-best odds of signing Hopkins at +400, behind the AFC rival Buffalo Bills (+250). KC has also been named as a “best fit” for the playmaker on sites like ESPN and Bleacher Report, and Hopkins listed Patrick Mahomes II as one of five quarterbacks that he’d enjoy playing with in 2023.
All of this caused Las Vegas Raiders beat reporter Tashan Reed (The Athletic) to voice a hysterical admission on May 26. “If Hopkins goes to the Chiefs we might as well just fast forward through the 2023 season,” he joked — but is this statement that far off from the truth for Raider Nation?
Originally Posted by notorious:
Cleveland is known to give out full-blown reeruned deals, I look for them to do it again here.
I was thinking the Cleveland Browns might be a good place for DeAndre to sign, but they really don't have that much money right now either. They are 23rd in the NFL with $6,991,088 of cap space.
Deshaun Watson and Hopkins played together for the Texans from 2017 - 2019.
WRs - Would be a much-needed WR for the Browns.
87 Daylen Baldwin
18 David Bell 2 Amari Cooper
16 Jaelon Darden
19 Marquise Goodwin
9 Jakeem Grant
82 Mike Harley Jr. 8 Elijah Moore
11 Donovan Peoples-Jones
10 Anthony Schwartz 89 Cedric Tillman
12 Michael Woods II [Reply]
Originally Posted by Wilson8:
I was thinking the Cleveland Browns might be a good place for DeAndre to sign, but they really don't have that much money right now either. They are 23rd in the NFL with $6,991,088 of cap space.
Deshaun Watson and Hopkins played together for the Texans from 2017 - 2019.
WRs - Would be a much-needed WR for the Browns.
87 Daylen Baldwin
18 David Bell 2 Amari Cooper
16 Jaelon Darden
19 Marquise Goodwin
9 Jakeem Grant
82 Mike Harley Jr. 8 Elijah Moore
11 Donovan Peoples-Jones
10 Anthony Schwartz 89 Cedric Tillman
12 Michael Woods II
I don't think the Browns qualify as "stable management" or a "good defense" [Reply]
Originally Posted by DenverChief:
I don't think the Browns qualify as "stable management" or a "good defense"
Agree but it seems like those statements might NOT mean anything. I think it will mainly be about who is going to give him best $$$ contract. Might be completely wrong, but we shall see. [Reply]
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As one source explained it to PFT on Saturday morning, Hopkins currently expects to secure a significant contract on the open market.
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Thus, between the player’s expectations and unofficial representation, it might not be as simple and as seamless as it would seem for Hopkins to land on a new team.
Not having approved NFLPA representation and high $$$ contract demands might slow this down.
Hopefully a new contract for DeAndre Hopkins gets delayed. That gives Chiefs some more time to watch Kadarius Toney, Skyy Moore, Justyn Ross, Rashee Rice, John Ross, and Richie James and have a better idea of what they can do. [Reply]
