DeAndre Hopkins is getting everything he wants, now he just simply needs to find a team willing to trade for him.
This week, the Arizona Cardinals granted teams permission to speak to wideout DeAndre Hopkins and his agent, Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer said. The Cardinals have reportedly been asking for a second-round pick and more, but it’s clear that teams have been straying away from that type of compensation.
The tone for the receiver trade market was set earlier this month when Houston Texans wide receiver Brandin Cooks was traded to the Dallas Cowboys for a fifth-round pick this season and a sixth-round pick in 2024.
Hopkins is a far more prominent name, however, Cooks has notched 1,000-yard seasons in six of his last eight years and came at a much cheaper price than what Arizona is reportedly asking for. On top of that, Hopkins has played 10 or fewer games in back-to-back seasons for the first time in his career.
Teams are paying attention to both.
“The Cardinals’ initial ask, to get a second-rounder and another asset for Hopkins, seems to have fallen flat, and there are teams waiting to see the price come down in the wake of the Brandin Cooks trade. To try to facilitate something, I’m told Arizona has granted teams permission to talk to Hopkins and his agents. But the combination of his age, injury history, and friction with the teams he’s played for has made him a tougher sell than I think the Cardinals anticipated. One way, creatively, they could improve the giveback from another would be to pick up part of Hopkins’s $19.45 million base salary for this year before trading him.”
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Hopkins had 64 receptions for 717 yards and three touchdowns in only nine games last season. He missed multiple games because of a PED suspension and knee injury.
Hopkins has been reportedly linked to the Buffalo Bills, Kansas City Chiefs, New England Patriots, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, and Las Vegas Raiders.
