EFE July 6, 2023, 8:33 p.m. Reading: 2 min.
Star wide receiver has yet to commit to any club for 2023 after being released by Arizona
DeAndre Hopkinsfive times selected to the Pro Bowl and one of the most sought-after free agents today, asserted this Thursday that he can stay as a receiver of more than 1,000 yards until he is 37 years old.
“I’ll retire from football when I’m not a 1,000-yard receiver. I feel like I’ll be able to play until I’m 37 years old,” the former Los Angeles star said. Arizona Cardinals looking for a team for the season 2023 from NFL.
Last May 26 Hopkins31, left the Cardinalsa team with which he was between 2020 and 2022, due to the little stability and competitiveness he saw in the franchise to fight to reach a Super Bowl.
DeAndre Hopkins recalled that he was on pace to finish with 1,400 yards last year, before injury.AP Photo
“It’s something I haven’t really had in the last few years of my career, since Houston until Arizona; I’ve been through three or four general managers, too many changes. For me, great management is everything, a quarterback who loves the game and a great defense, because defenses win championships, “said the receiver as the reason for his departure from Cardinals.
As soon as the man born in Clemson, South Carolinaaroused interest from teams like the New England Patriots y Tennessee Titans, whom he visited last June. Interest to which has been added that of the Buffalo Bills, Cleveland Browns and the champions Kansas City Chiefs.
The high expectations about the player, who triumphed with the Clemson Tigers of college football, they are based on their numbers; he has topped 1,000 receiving yards in seven of his 10 seasons in the NFL.
“It’s something I can do, in fact, I was in rhythm to reach 1,400 yards, but an injury, the only major one in 10 years, prevented it,” he explained.
In the 2021 campaign, the receiver injured his knee ligaments, a situation that only allowed him to play 10 games and accumulate 572 yards. For the 2022 season, he was suspended for the first six games for violating the school’s performance-enhancing substance policy. NFL; he played in nine games and had 717 yards.
DeAndre Hopkins arrived at the NFL selected in the first round of the Draft 2013 for the Houston Texansteam with which he remained until 2019. In a decade in the league he has 11,298 yards and 71 touchdowns.
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