DeAndre Hopkins Deal Still Near For Titans & Chiefs

The Chiefs close out the Hopkins deal with a draft pick, the Titans trade wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins to the defending Super Bowl Champions.

The Tennessee Titans are attempting to complete the trade of wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins to the Kansas City Chiefs near the trade deadline. The deal which is expected to be completed by Wednesday will see the Titans get a fifth-round pick in 2025 which may upgrade to a fourth-round pick if the Chiefs make it to the Super Bowl and Hopkins fits in 60 percent of the snaps.

Chiefs head Coach Andy Reid did not offer any comments regarding the trade but said that chief manager Brett Veach was working on it. The Chiefs are in as much dire need of a dependable receiver again as they were after Rashee Rice, Marquise “Hollywood” Brown and JuJu Smith-Schuster’s unfortunate incidents.

In his 12 seasons in the league, Hopkins has made five Pro Bowls and 173 yards and a touchdown this year on 15 catches. Arriving will be a potent weapon for the Kansas City Chiefs signal caller Patrick Mahomes as he hopes his team creates a better offense.

The Success of Pre-trade deadline acquisitions of wide receivers has happened in past seasons leading to victory at the Super bowl for the Chiefs. The previous year, he was traded for Mecole Hardman’s services that made a touchdown catch in the overtime of the LVIII Super Bowl.

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