We’re four days removed from the Tennessee Titans making their biggest splash of the offseason when they agreed to terms with perennial All-Pro wide receiver, DeAndre Hopkins.
We’re still waiting for the deal to become official, but we already know most of the contract details, and the Titans walked away with a phenomenal deal.
Over the coming days, D-Hop will sign a two-year, $26 million deal worth up to $32 million with incentives. He gets a base of $12 million in Year 1 with a chance to get to $15 million in total.
Here’s the incentives breakdown, which is the same for both years of Hopkins’ contract with Tennessee:
Catches
65: $250,000
75: $500,000
85: $750,000
95: $1 million
Yards
750: $250,000
850: $500,000
950: $750,000
1,050: $1 million
Touchdowns
4: $250,000
6: $500,000
8: $750,000
10: $1 million
Hopkins reportedly chose Tennessee’s offer over New England’s due to the structure of the contract, and more specifically because the Titans’ was less dependent on incentives.
Nevertheless, Hopkins could potentially be the missing piece toward another season of relevant football in Nashville, Tennessee.
For starters, he immediately balances out the entire offense properly.
Now Treylon Burks won’t be forced to carry an entire passing attack, Kyle Philips won’t be forced to be a primary sidekick and, more importantly, the Titans won’t be forced to overly rely on role players such as Nick Westbrook-Ikhine and/or Chris Moore.
DeAndre Hopkins’ numbers the last time he was in Tim Kelly’s offense (2019) vs. his most recent numbers (2022) when he missed half the season with a suspension.
As long as DHop is out there, he’s still dominating.#Titans pic.twitter.com/LFRcu3l82U
— Shaun Calderon (@ShaunMichaels31) June 9, 2023
This move made a ton of sense for both parties, so there’s no way I can give this acquisition anything less than a perfect grade.
Grade: A+