Eric Gordon shocked by trade of Texans receiver DeAndre Hopkins

Eric Gordon was surprised by the DeAndre Hopkins trade, with the Rockets guard calling the Houston football star a “special player.”

With the NBA on hiatus for an extended period amid the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, Houston Rockets players — like many other Americans — suddenly have extra time on their hands, now that they’re stuck at home under new “social distancing” guidelines.

For those needing entertainment, one of the only sports-related events still moving forward is NFL free agency, since most transactions can be consummated by telephone and/or digital communication.

Monday’s biggest blockbuster trade involved the hometown Houston Texans, who agreed to send superstar receiver DeAndre Hopkins to the Arizona Cardinals in a deal bringing veteran running back David Johnson and a 2020 second-round draft pick to Houston.

Now in his fourth year as a Houston resident, 31-year-old Rockets guard Eric Gordon reacted with comparable shock to any other local fans. “Man, I thought DeAndre Hopkins would never leave Houston,” Gordon wrote on Twitter. “He’s a special player!”

Since Gordon is an Indianapolis native and a fan of the rival Colts, who play in the same division as the Texans, he probably wasn’t as disappointed to hear the news as most others were around Houston.

Hopkins was tied for third in the NFL last season with 104 catches for the Texans, who won the league’s AFC South division and advanced to the second round of the AFC playoffs in January. The 27-year-old has been a first-team All-Pro at receiver for three consecutive seasons.

More information about the trade and the football world’s reaction to it is available at TexansWire, our sister site covering the Texans.

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