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Veteran wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins is reportedly set to join the Tennessee Titans after he was released by the Arizona Cardinals earlier this offseason.
He will give the Titans some much-needed pop in their passing game while giving aging quarterback Ryan Tannehill a reliable target in the passing game.
Hopkins will reportedly be playing on a two-year contract worth $26 million, and Dov Kleiman pointed out he can earn up to $3 million more each season by hitting certain statistical milestones.
Update: New #Titans WR DeAndre Hopkins can earn an additional $3 million each year as part of his 2-year, $26 million deal.
He needs to reach certain incentives, via @RapSheet:
Yards:
750 – $250,000
850 – $500,000
950 – $750,000
1.050 – $1 Million
Catches:
65 – $250,000
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— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) July 16, 2023
The wideout has seemingly declined a bit over the past few years, but he is still a very capable one, the likes of which Tennessee has badly needed.
They finished near the bottom of the NFL in several offensive categories in 2022, and while they have one of the game’s best running backs in Derrick Henry, their passing game last season was about as high-powered as a stagecoach.
He had 717 receiving yards in nine games last year, but as recently as 2020, he put up 1,407 yards and six touchdowns on 115 catches while earning his fourth consecutive Pro Bowl nod.
Those numbers would’ve earned him an extra $2.5 million under the incentives on his new contract.
The Titans won just seven games in 2022 and missed the playoffs for the first time since the 2018 campaign, and with the Jacksonville Jaguars becoming a rising power, they need more firepower to be competitive.
If Hopkins, who is 31 years of age, is still spry, not to mention productive, he could help Tennessee compete for a wild-card playoff spot in the AFC.
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