DeAndre Hopkins signing with Titans in NFL free company after Patriots pursuit

DeAndre Hopkins wanted the Tennessee Titans virtually as badly because the Titans wanted him.

A union that makes whole sense was cemented Sunday when the free agent Hopkins and the Titans agreed to a two-year, $26 million contract that features an extra $6 million in undisclosed incentives, based on NFL Community.

The deal is predicted to be signed within the coming days and can mark the most important stamp placed on the roster to date by first-year normal supervisor Ran Carthon.

The Titans now have a three-time First-Staff All-Professional to move up a receiver corps that options Treylon Burks, Nick Westbrook-Ikhine, Kyle Phillips and different unproven kids.

Hopkins will get a shot to show that he nonetheless is worthy of the cash and targets related to being a No. 1 receiver — even at 31 years outdated and coming off a season shortened by a suspension for violating the NFL’s performance-enhancing medicine coverage.

Hopkins reportedly was deciding between the Titans and the New England Patriots.

The Arizona Cardinals tried to trade Hopkins fruitlessly earlier than he was launched on Might 26. 

Titans followers hope that Hopkins has extra left within the tank than once they acquired future Corridor of Famer Julio Jones in 2021, and Jones managed simply 31 catches for 434 yards and one landing in 10 video games.

Again then, the Titans at the very least had A.J. Brown to choose up the slack as a high receiver.

Ever since then-general supervisor Jon Robinson refused to increase Brown and traded him throughout the 2022 draft to the Eagles for the first-round choose that grew to become Burks, the Titans have been searching for a receiver to stability out the robust speeding assault anchored by Derrick Henry.

Hopkins managed 64 catches for 717 yards and three touchdowns in 9 video games final season after he returned from suspension.

The 79.7 receiving yards per recreation have been the fifth-highest common throughout Hopkins’ 10-year profession.