D Hop released

[Night Train]

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Bills have 3.1 Mil in cap space.

KC has just over 1 Mil in space.

[sukie]

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Would it had been the same if they kept him? Does he get paid 22 million this year by the Cards?

Yes. He’s being paid I believe. The confounding thing is they could have gotten a draft pick or 2 AND lose the salary with the Ravens pre draft… the rumor mill had it down to compensation.

[Woodman]

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Who's in charge of the henhouse over there?

[Turf]

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Yes. He’s being paid I believe. The confounding thing is they could have gotten a draft pick or 2 AND lose the salary with the Ravens pre draft… the rumor mill had it down to compensation.

So if we offered him 8 he'd be making 30 mil this year. Maybe he'd bite. But someone else would top that probably.

[sukie]

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So if we offered him 8 he'd be making 30 mil this year. Maybe he'd bite. But someone else would top that probably.

If it’s truly money, don’t want him

[Woodman]

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If it's truly just about the money I can't think of anybody that would want him.

[Turf]

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I think he's a steal at 8 million. And especially at his age, it's about money.

[YardRat]

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Let's at least see if he wants to win or cash in. Now that the cap implications are gone I'm willing to at least talk.

[Frenchman]

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Wonder where he will go now? As he wants to play for a winning team from what he said.

[ghz in pittsburgh]

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Most rational speculation at this point is Chiefs and Bills. But I am willing to bet there is at least one team that will take a serious run at him (with serious money, in the mode of "you will make us reach the superbowl level" convincing).

Chiefs have some things about money on their hand - Rumours Mahomes wants to redo his deal (way off best paid QB list for the best player), Jones deal is pending (looking at Aaron Donald's level of money).

The upshot is that IF the Bills land Hopkins, healthy or not, we are looking at offensive weapons that can go toe-to-toe with Bengals. No excuse for McDermott, Dorsey, Allen.

[jamze132]

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He’ll sign with the Jets.

[swiper]

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Wow. Why would Arizona take such a hit??

Because they are tanking for a high draft pick.



Decision to take full DeAndre Hopkins cap hit in 2023 proves one thing: The Cardinals are tanking

[Woodman]

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Bills quarterback Josh Allen could use some help. And receiver DeAndre Hopkins could be the player to provide plenty of it.

DraftKings has installed the Bills as +300 favorites to be the team with which Hopkins takes his next snap, followed by the Chiefs at +400, the Ravens at +650, and the Jets at +750.

DraftKings has Bills as the favorites to land DeAndre Hopkins - ProFootballTalk

[Woodman]

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This becomes one of the few opportunities that emerge every year for a team to roll the dice on a difference-maker, especially if that team will have to compete with the player if/when he signs with another team. It would seem to be exactly the kind of move for the Bills to make, if they truly want to box out the Chiefs and Bengals and get back to the Super Bowl for the first time in 30 years.

Hopkins, Stefon Diggs, Dawson Knox, and rookie Dalton Kincaid would give Buffalo an impressive array of pass catchers — and it would keep Kansas City and Patrick Mahomes from landing the kind of complement to Travis Kelce and Kadarius Toney that would position the Chiefs for yet another Super Bowl run.

[Woodman]

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Per multiple sources, the notorious Saint Omni is “running the show” for Hopkins. At least one viable contender for Hopkins’s services is leery about dealing with Omni. And for good reason. Last year, the NFL specifically warned all teams not to deal with Omni or any other non-certified agent in connection with linebacker Roquan Smith.
Although Omni has managed to work in the shadows, or more conspicuously, on behalf of players like Smith and Texans tackle Laremy Tunsil, if a team that otherwise would be aggressively pursuing Hopkins opts to back away because it’s not comfortable dealing with Omni, that necessarily limits the player’s potential options.


DeAndre Hopkins's financial expectations, representation could be an impediment to a deal - ProFootballTalk