DeAndre Hopkins Heads to Kansas City
DeAndre Hopkins is set to join the Kansas City Chiefs. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Media, the Tennessee Titans and the Chiefs have successfully finalized a trade that will send the veteran wide receiver to the current back-to-back Super Bowl champions. In return, the Titans will receive a fifth-round draft pick, which could rise to a fourth-round pick based on specific conditions.
When news of the impending trade broke on Wednesday morning, it was reported that the Titans would cover part of Hopkins’s salary to help complete the transaction. The latest updates indicate that approximately half of Hopkins’s remaining salary—exceeding $5 million—will be absorbed by his previous team.
Hopkins will need to sign a new contract to reflect this new arrangement, which means that an official announcement might take a little longer. abando injury update However, it seems that the Chiefs will bolster their offense with this new addition sooner rather than later chery may.