BREAKING: Cardinals Making DeAndre Hopkins Highest-Paid Non-QB With Massive $54.5M Extension

According to Ian Rapoport, the Cardinals are signing WR DeAndre Hopkins to a two-year, $54.5 million extension.

That’s $27 million a year in new money for Hopkins, who represented himself in negotiations to become the NFL’s highest-paid receiver in terms of yearly average.

Sources: The #AZCardinals are making star WR DeAndre Hopkins the highest paid non-QB ever, giving him a 2-year contract extension worth $54.5M in new money — $27.25M per year. Hopkins, who did the deal himself, gets $42.75M guaranteed at signing.

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) September 8, 2020

The 27-year-old was taken with the No. 27 overall pick back in 2013 and was traded by the Houston Texans this offseason.

In 2019, Hopkins appeared in 15 games for the Texans and caught 104 passes for 1,165 yards receiving and seven touchdowns.