The Philadelphia Eagles caught a ton of flak on Tuesday after it was revealed that the Cardinals had landed DeAndre Hopkins for pennies.
Hopkins was traded to Arizona for a second-round pick and talented running back David Johnson.
During an appearance on 97.5 The Fanatic, Adam Schefter revealed that the Eagles did inquire about Hopkins, but the didn’t the compensation for the Texans and a new deal for the wide receiver was worth cost.
“The Texans did speak to the Eagles at one point about DeAndre Hopkins Schefter said. And I think the Eagles decided at this point in this time, with everything that you were going to have to do, you were going to have to pay the Texans, you were going to have to pay Hopkins a new contract, give up compensation.”
“I think they decided that that wasn’t the right move. Now, I don’t know if that’s because this is maybe the deepest draft at wide receiver there is ever, or if they liked what they had, or if they had other ideas in mind. I don’t know why. But for whatever reason, I think they believe it wasn’t worth it. So, they did have conversations there.”
Hopkins has 3 years left on his contract at $12.5M, 1$3.5M and $13.9M with none of it guaranteed.
Hopkins is reportedly seeking a deal in the range of Amari Cooper’s $20 million per season.