Could the Texans be looking to trade their star wide receiver, DeAndre Hopkins?
According to Peter King of Football Morning in America, there have been discussions by two teams about the possibility of the Texans trading away the four-time Pro Bowler.
“It might be just pre-draft chatter, but two teams over the weekend told me to watch Houston and DeAndre Hopkins, who has three years and a reasonable $40 million left on his contract, and who’d cause only a $3-million cap hit to the Texans if they traded him,” King wrote. “Houston is currently in draft hell, without a top-50 pick in 2020 and 2021, and coach Bill O’Brien has huge needs to fill on his offensive line, in the secondary and overall youth on the front seven … Houston’s need across the roster is big, and it’d take a big pick to pry Hopkins. Over the last three years, Hopkins has 15 more catches, 14 more touchdowns and 12 fewer dropped passes than the great Julio Jones. Pretty tempting to consider.”
King also mentioned potential matches for a trade including the Patriots, 49ers, Giants, and Dolphins.
Pro Football Talk reported that a team trading for Hopkins would have him under contract for three more years with $40 million remaining on his deal, while the Texans would incur only a $3 million cap hit.
In 2019, the 27-year-old played in 15 games and had an impressive season with 104 passes caught, 1,165 yards receiving, and seven touchdowns.
