Tag: DeAndre Hopkins injury

Revamped Titans passing game offers fantasy hope

A revamped passing game and system offers fantasy promise.

Coming off another sub-.500 season, the Tennessee Titans fired head coach Mike Vrabel and didn’t re-sign longtime stalwarts like running back Derrick Henry and quarterback Ryan Tannehill. It felt like the end of an era as the club hired Cincinnati Bengals offensive coordinator Brian Callahan to replace Vrabel and signed veteran wide receivers Calvin Ridley and Tyler Boyd to jumpstart a passing attack that ranked 29th in the NFL last year (180.4 yards/game) and hasn’t finished in the top 20 since 2011.

That duo joins three-time All-Pro WR DeAndre Hopkins and 2022 first-rounder Treylon Burks in a receiver room that now boasts talent and experience. Questions remain, however, as QB Will Levis enters 2024 as the starter following an uneven showing as a rookie — he threw four TDs in his debut and then managed just four scoring strikes over his remaining eight games. Behind him are QBs Mason Rudolph and Malik Willis, neither of whom have lit up scoreboards in limited opportunities.

So, with the caveat that improved play from Levis is crucial to Tennessee’s receivers delivering the goods for fantasy football owners, let’s look at what Tennessee has to work with this season.

Cardinals WR DeAndre Hopkins will be ‘full go’ in training camp

Cardinals’ All-Pro DeAndre Hopkins is set to return at full strength for training camp next month, according to head coach Kliff Kingsbury.

The Arizona Cardinals’ extraordinarily promising season took a turn for the worst when All-Pro wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins suffered a season-ending MCL injury against the Los Angeles Rams. This was following a serious hamstring injury against the Packers in October.

Where there was some chatter of Hopkins returning for the postseason, that was more of a dream than anything. He was seen Monday during OTAs still rehabbing. Hopkins is now expected to be ready for training camp. Of course, he’ll have an extra six games to rest if needed following his six game suspension.

Head coach Kliff Kingsbury met with the media on Monday and expressed full confidence in the Cardinals getting their star receiver back next month.

“He’s been moving around well and I think he’s right on schedule,” he said. “He’ll be a full go for training camp.”

Kingsbury also mentioned they’ll be smart with him in training camp and when he is eligible to return after week six. Getting one of the best receivers in the game back at midseason at full strength will be a shot in the arm for the team.

While losing your best player is certainly not ideal, the Cardinals have firepower to hold down the fort until Hopkins returns. Marquise Brown, Rondale Moore, Zach Ertz and James Conner are plenty to work with for six games.

Hopkins’ return will come on Thursday Night Football against the New Orleans Saints, an excellent opportunity for him and the Cards to show how dominant their offense can be.

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