Sean Pendergast has some thoughts on DeAndre Hopkins release by the Cardinals.
The book closes on the 2020 DeAndre Hopkins trade with his release from the Arizona Cardinals.Back in March of 2020, just as the world was shutting itself down at the outset of the COVID pandemic, Bill O'Brien made a decision that would begin the tailspin that ultimately ended his career with the Houston Texans — he traded All Pro wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins to the Arizona Cardinals in one of the most lopsided deals in the history of the league.
The trade brought the Texans a broken, expensive running back in David Johnson, and a second round pick that O'Brien predictably wasted. The deal was a landslide for the Cardinals the day it was made, and ultimately it ended up just that, although with the news over the weekend that the Cardinals released Hopkins after three seasons, it wasn't quite the trouncing that Cardinal fans had hoped for in 2020.
Indeed, on Friday the news came out that the Cardinals were moving on from Hopkins. They had reportedly been trying to trade him, but couldn't arrive at a deal with any suitors, so they moved on, perhaps not wanting to deal with an unhappy Hopkins around a clearly rebuilding roster. also, it probably didn't help that Hopkins was openly listing teams he'd rather play for on podcast appearances.
So now the book is closed on O'Brien's Hopkins deal, and for the first time in his career, Hopkins is a free agent who can sign anywhere he pleases. Here are a few thoughts in looking back at the trade, and where things go from here:Well, let's look at both sides. First, the Texans.
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