Will Texas really trade star WR DeAndre Hopkins? And which team
The Houston Texas has become the most unpredictable team in the NFL.
With a shuffled front office that gave full power to coach Bill O'Brien, the Texans are a wild card. They play tricks that do not align with any big-picture strategic approach. So anything seems possible.
Including, perhaps, trading receiver DeAndre Hopkins?
An interesting tidbit buried deep in a Peter King column on NBC Sports said that the Texans could trade Hopkins, as much as it sounds.
(Update: The Texans traded Hopkins, sending him to the Arizona Cardinals in a blockbuster deal that included draft picks and David Johnson going to Houston.)
It may just be a pre-draft chatter, but over the weekend two teams asked me to see Houston and DeAndre Hopkins, who have three years of time and owed $ 40 million on their contracts, and who only won $ 3 million. Cap would cause a hit if they traded him.
If he felt more strongly about that possibility, it would have appeared much higher. That was the eighth item in King’s column. For now, let’s assume it is pre-draft chatter.
The Texans obviously wouldn’t be better off without Hopkins, a three-time All-Pro who is just 27 years old. But it certainly is an interesting possibility. But Houston is becoming a team that rarely does things that make much sense.
And if Hopkins gets traded, it could significantly swing the list of Super Bowl favorites.
Who might be in the market if Hopkins is available?
If the Texans do shop Hopkins in a trade, the answer to which teams should be interested is easy: All of them.
Over the last three years, he averaged 105 catches, 1,372 yards and 11 touchdowns. And he’s on a team-friendly contract. Again, it would be crazy for the Texans to trade him. Hopkins is a phenomenal talent, perhaps the best receiver in the NFL.
The Miami Dolphins have the draft capital to pull a trade. The Las Vegas Raiders, whose move for Antonio Brown didn’t work out last year, could have a huge star to market in a new city. If the Texans do trade him, the Green Bay Packers should be in the conversation. They desperately need a receiver to go alongside Davante Adams. Any team that feels it’s one big piece away should consider the possibility, even though it might not happen.
Would the Texans really trade one of the most talented players in the NFL?
It seems unlikely. But they could get a lot in return. It would certainly spice up the offseason if they did move Hopkins.
The Houston Texas has become the most unpredictable team in the NFL.
With a shuffled front office that gave full power to coach Bill O'Brien, the Texans are a wild card. They play tricks that do not align with any big-picture strategic approach. So anything seems possible.
Including, perhaps, trading receiver DeAndre Hopkins?
An interesting tidbit buried deep in a Peter King column on NBC Sports said that the Texans could trade Hopkins, as much as it sounds.
(Update: The Texans traded Hopkins, sending him to the Arizona Cardinals in a blockbuster deal that included draft picks and David Johnson going to Houston.)
It may just be a pre-draft chatter, but over the weekend two teams asked me to see Houston and DeAndre Hopkins, who have three years of time and owed $ 40 million on their contracts, and who only won $ 3 million. Cap would cause a hit if they traded him.
If he felt more strongly about that possibility, it would have appeared much higher. That was the eighth item in King’s column. For now, let’s assume it is pre-draft chatter.
The Texans obviously wouldn’t be better off without Hopkins, a three-time All-Pro who is just 27 years old. But it certainly is an interesting possibility. But Houston is becoming a team that rarely does things that make much sense.
And if Hopkins gets traded, it could significantly swing the list of Super Bowl favorites.
Who might be in the market if Hopkins is available?
If the Texans do shop Hopkins in a trade, the answer to which teams should be interested is easy: All of them.
Over the last three years, he averaged 105 catches, 1,372 yards and 11 touchdowns. And he’s on a team-friendly contract. Again, it would be crazy for the Texans to trade him. Hopkins is a phenomenal talent, perhaps the best receiver in the NFL.
The Miami Dolphins have the draft capital to pull a trade. The Las Vegas Raiders, whose move for Antonio Brown didn’t work out last year, could have a huge star to market in a new city. If the Texans do trade him, the Green Bay Packers should be in the conversation. They desperately need a receiver to go alongside Davante Adams. Any team that feels it’s one big piece away should consider the possibility, even though it might not happen.
Would the Texans really trade one of the most talented players in the NFL?
It seems unlikely. But they could get a lot in return. It would certainly spice up the offseason if they did move Hopkins.
