At the heart of trade rumors for several weeks, Arizona Cardinals wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins seems to be calm with the uncertainty surrounding his future.
“I hear a lot of rumors about a transaction, he said Wednesday during his appearance on the Pat McAfee Show. I go one day at a time. I don’t project myself into the future and I try to stay in the present moment. Right now, I’m an Arizona Cardinals player. I am preparing for whatever awaits me in the future.”
The star player had a no-trade clause in his contract, but he lost it due to the suspension he received last year. Hopkins was forced to miss his team’s first six games for violating the NFL’s anti-doping policy.
Despite a limited number of games, he still dominated all the other receivers of the “Cards” with a crop of 717 yards. The 30-year-old veteran also scored three touchdowns, which is his lowest majors total since his first season on the Goodell League.
“D-Hop” has a contract valid until the conclusion of the 2024 season and has yet to get his hands on $34.36 million. It looks like he’s looking for a new contract deal and the Cardinals would be reluctant about it.
Last week, ‘Cards’ general manager Monti Ossenfort said he was still in the process of evaluating all the players who were in the roster in 2022.
The Arizona organization had acquired Hopkins from the Houston Texans in March 2020. In three seasons with the Arizona team, he played 35 of 50 games with his team.
The Cardinals are at the heart of a restructuring, which in particular showed the way out to head coach Kliff Kingsbury. Former CEO Steve Keim has resigned.
