The Arizona Cardinals released star wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins on Friday.
We have released Deandre Hopkins. pic.twitter.com/POnAb3uhWH
— Arizona Cardinals (@AZCardinals) May 26, 2023
Thank You DHop 🙏 pic.twitter.com/gEL54Y72Jz
— Arizona Cardinals (@AZCardinals) May 26, 2023
Hopkins’ future with the Cardinals had been in question since the end of the 2022 season because of his team-high $30.75 million cap hit, which ranked tops among wide receivers in the NFL and was seventh highest overall.
Hopkins had 221 catches for 2,696 yards and 17 touchdowns as a Cardinal.
He still is in the prime of his career and would be a great get for a lot of teams, especially contenders.
On a recent appearance on the “I Am Athlete” podcast, free-agent WR DeAndre Hopkins listed the five QBs he’d most like to catch passes from: the Bills’ Josh Allen, the Eagles’ Jalen Hurts, the Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes, the Ravens’ Lamar Jackson and the Chargers’ Justin Herbert.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) May 26, 2023
Hopkins was gracious in his farewell to Cardinals fans.
ᴛʜᴀɴᴋ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀᴢ 𝗔𝗟𝗪𝗔𝗬𝗦 𝗟𝗢𝗩𝗘! pic.twitter.com/l7RB5aZlxE
— Deandre Hopkins (@DeAndreHopkins) May 26, 2023