The Tennessee Titans will no longer have to face DeAndre Hopkins twice a year.
According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Houston Texans have agreed to a trade that is still being finalized that will send Hopkins to the Arizona Cardinals and running back David Johnson to the Texans.
There are also picks involved in the trade.
Cardinals get: WR DeAndre Hopkins and a 4th-round pick.
Texans get: RB David Johnson, a second-round pick and a 2021 fourth-round pick.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 16, 2020
This is absolutely stunning news.
There were rumors circulating that the Texans might be willing to trade Hopkins for the right price, but nobody thought it was realistic, and certainly not close to happening.
This is obviously great news for the Titans, who no longer have to defend Hopkins, who is a problem for any secondary. Granted, the Texans get a solid back in Johnson, but it’s a trade off Tennessee won’t mind making.
The Titans only saw Hopkins once last year because he was rested in Week 17 after the Texans clinched a spot in the playoffs, but in Week 15 he totaled six catches for 119 yards.
For his career, Hopkins has totaled 83 catches for 1,313 yards and seven touchdowns in 13 games against Tennessee. That works out to an average of 101 yards per game.
He’s now the NFC West’s problem, and every team in the AFC South should be thanking the Texans for making this move.