Titans and Chiefs working to finalize trade that would send Hopkins to Kansas City for conditional fourth-round pick
Los Tennessee Titans y Kansas City Chiefs are working to finalize a change that I would send to wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins to Kansas City, league sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Los Titans would receive a conditional fourth-round pick in a change which is expected to be completed by Wednesday, sources said.
The Chiefs have had a need for a wide receiver since Rashee Rice He suffered a right knee injury in Week 4 that required season-ending surgery. The team lost Marquise Brown to a shoulder injury in the preseason, and JuJu Smith-Schuster He suffered a hamstring injury last week that has already ruled him out for Sunday’s game against the Las Vegas Raiders.
Hopkins, a 12-year veteran, is in the final season of a two-year contract he signed with the Titans in July 2013. He suffered a torn MCL during the offseason, but recovered in time for the season opener. the season.
He has 15 catches for 173 yards and a touchdown in six games this season. The five-time Pro Bowler has also played for the Houston Texans and the Arizona Cardinals.
The addition gives the quarterback Patrick Mahomes another objective. Mahomes said last week that he had “extreme confidence” in the Chiefs’ receiving corps following the trades of two notable receivers: Davante Adams (who was traded to the Jets) and Amari Cooper (acquired by the Bills).
But Kansas City’s two remaining healthy wide receivers, rookie Xavier Worthy y Justin Watsonthey have a combined 22 receptions through Week 7.
Acquiring a wide receiver before the trade deadline has paid off for the Chiefs in each of the last two seasons. They made a deal with the New York Giants for Kadarius Toney in 2022, and Toney scored a touchdown and set up another with a 65-yard punt return in the fourth quarter of the Chiefs’ Super Bowl LVII victory over the Philadelphia Eagles.
The Chiefs negotiated with the New York Jets for Mecole Hardman last year. Hardman caught the winning touchdown in overtime of Super Bowl LVIII against the San Francisco 49ers.
ESPN’s Adam Teicher contributed to this report.
