The Kansas Metropolis Chiefs have acquired DeAndre Hopkins in a blockbuster commerce to bolster their injury-hit receiving choices as they chase a historic third successive Tremendous Bowl victory.
Hopkins heads to Arrowhead from the Tennessee Titans in change for a fifth-round choose that may grow to be a fourth-round choose, NFL Community’s Ian Rapoport reported on Wednesday.
The deal arrives weeks after the Chiefs misplaced star receiver Rashee Rice to a season-ending knee damage, having already seen offseason acquisition Hollywood Brown dominated out for the yr with a shoulder subject.
JuJu Smith-Schuster has in the meantime been dominated out of Sunday’s conflict with the Las Vegas Raiders after struggling a hamstring damage in final weekend’s 28-18 victory over the San Francisco 49ers.
Hopkins arrives as much-needed assist for a Chiefs assault that has primarily leaned on its working recreation and protection throughout its excellent 6-0 begin to the season.
The 12-year veteran signed a two-year cope with the Titans in July 2023, earlier than main the group with 75 catches for 1,057 receiving yards and 7 touchdowns in 17 video games. He has 15 receptions for 173 yards and a landing to this point this season.
Hopkins is a five-time Professional Bowl choice with 943 profession receptions for 12,528 yards and 79 touchdowns in 168 video games throughout his time with the Houston Texans, Arizona Cardinals and Titans.
He has seven 1,000-yard campaigns since being drafted with the twenty seventh general pick of Clemson in 2013, his career-year coming in 2018 when he made 115 catches for 1,572 yards and 11 touchdowns.
The 32-year-old turns into the newest marquee veteran receiver on the transfer forward of November’s commerce deadline after the New York Jets acquired Davante Adams from the Las Vegas Raiders and the Buffalo Payments added former Cleveland Browns wideout Amari Cooper.
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