5-time All-Professional vast receiver DeAndre Hopkins is heading to the Tenessee Titans, as first reported by AtoZ Sports activities’ Doug Kyed. ESPN’s Dianna Russini rapidly confirmed the report.
Free-agent WR DeAndre Hopkins is predicted to signal with the Titans, per supply. Deal is predicted to change into official over the following few days.
— Doug Kyed (@DougKyed) July 16, 2023
NFL Community’s Ian Rapoport added some particulars, explaining that it’s a two-year, $26 million contract price as much as $32 million in incentives.
The #Titans are giving star WR DeAndre Hopkins a 2-year, $26M deal price as much as $32M with incentives, supply stated.
He will get a base of $12M in Yr 1 with an opportunity to get to $15M. https://t.co/4Vsy2sF1zG
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) July 16, 2023
There had been hope that the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs is likely to be within the combine for the 31-year-old, particularly after the New York Jets agreed on a long-term contract extension with defensive sort out Quinnen Williams on Thursday.
The thought was that with the Jets and Williams coming to phrases, Kansas Metropolis and defensive sort out Chris Jones would have a baseline quantity to work with. With talks shifting alongside, maybe a contract extension for Jones would open up the mandatory cap house for the Chiefs to accumulate the previous Houston Texan and Arizona Cardinal.
As of early July, Kansas Metropolis was reportedly retaining involved with the receiver — and there was mounting optimism among the many fan base heading into this weekend as odds noticed the Chiefs and Titans as co-favorites to land his providers. Nevertheless it was merely to not be.
In the course of the offseason, Kansas Metropolis presumably hoped so as to add both veteran vast receiver Odell Beckham Jr. or Hopkins to their younger room, however the $15 million the Baltimore Ravens assured Beckham after he sat out a yr because of damage ultimately made that unfeasible for the Chiefs.
With the Hopkins sweepstakes behind them, the Chiefs enter the season with a projected vast receiver corps of Kadarius Toney, Marquez Valdes-Scantling, Skyy Moore, Rashee Rice, Richie James and Justin Watson. John Ross, Justyn Ross and Ihmir Smith-Marsette are camp hopefuls.