Star wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins spent the most dominant years of his NFL career with the Houston Texas after the team drafted him in the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft, and now it looks like there’s a chance he could be returning to the team.
The Arizona Cardinals released DeAndre Hopkins last week after presumably failing to find a trade partner so far this offseason. As a result, Hopkins is now a free agent capable of signing anywhere in the league. And according to Houston Texas reporter John Crumpler of USA Today, Hopkins visited the Texans this week.
“Multiple sources have confirmed to me that free agent wide receiver and former franchise star DeAndre Hopkins visited with the Houston Texans while in Houston this past week #WeAreTexans,” Crumpler said in a tweet on Thursday.
https://twitter.com/JohnHCrumpler/status/1664346035567599642
It’s a pretty big update on Hopkins as he continues to navigate his sudden free agency late in the offseason, and the NFL world had plenty to say about his potential return to the Houston Texans on social media.
If he signs, then its a no good year for Davis Mills. Loses his starting job AND his number. https://t.co/xOPJGH2sI1
— Ryan Justice (@Justice8908) June 1, 2023
If he returns I will be so annoying. I won't stop talking about it https://t.co/Wl1Y0EKAsB
— it's beginning to look a lot like awards season! (@Ahgaverse) June 1, 2023
👀👀 who has a good edit of Hopkins in a Texans uniform?? https://t.co/Y1Nhvtjj4S
— NFLliott (@ElliottDuggins) June 1, 2023
If deandre Hopkins is a Texan they are a 10 win team with that schedule/division and will win the AFC South. https://t.co/qKNhQxm55B
— ZachbrownTV (@ZachbrownTV) June 1, 2023
Not getting excited. Not getting excited. https://t.co/PKgHCDkimC
— Dr. Barrett (@TheCoreyBarrett) June 1, 2023
https://t.co/yPs0JiFbtH pic.twitter.com/xG3mc4guBc
— 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 (@trentHTOWN) June 1, 2023
It will certainly be interesting to see if the team chooses to bring him in to add a new receiver for rookie quarterback C.J. Stroud as he begins his NFL career.
