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The star wide receiver has been at the center of trade rumors for his high impact against Arizona’s salary cap.
PHOENIX — Two weeks before starting his new players for the first time, the rookie head coach of the Arizona CardinalsJonathan Gannonsaid he operates under the assumption that the wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins He will be part of his squad, despite the trade rumors.
“Now, I am operating on the premise that Hop is ours [receptor abierto] holder in the [posición] X, and people are going to have to cover it up,” he said. Gannon this Tuesday morning from the annual meeting of owners of the NFL at the Arizona Biltmore.
Hopkins It has been the center of exchange speculation because its impact against the salary blow for 2023 will be 30.75 million dollars, accompanying a salary of 19.45 million. The Cardinals they currently have about $21 million in cap space.
“He’s been great, and I’m looking forward to getting to work with him, too,” he said. Gannon. “So everyone with a jersey on now, looking forward to directing and accommodating you all together.”
Los Cardinals they have supposedly given the teams permission to chat with Hopkins regarding a potential trade. However, only one club, the Chicago Bearshas the space under the salary cap required to assume the contract of Hopkins as it is now
The last year of the agreement Hopkins in 2024 rescinds if he reaches 400 receptions or 5,000 receiving yards or 40 receiving touchdowns in the period from 2020 to 2023, according to the Roster Management System. With one year left to reach those records, Hopkins has 2,696 yards and 17 touchdowns on 221 receptions over his three seasons with Arizonaincluding 64 catches for 717 yards and three touchdowns last season after returning from a six-game suspension for violating the NFL.
Hopkins was transferred to the Cardinals in March 2020 from the Houston Texans along with a fourth-round pick in exchange for running back David Johnsona second-round pick and a 2021 fourth-round pick.
