Giants may be able to land Deandre Hopkins after insider's latest comments
The Giants were busy during free agency. Signing and trading for pass catchers that include Darren Waller, Parris Campbell, and Jamison Crowder, they would then re-sign Darius Slayton, and may be heavily invested in adding receivers in the draft. So perhaps you thought, as did I, that the Giants were done when it comes to […]
The Giants were busy during free agency. Signing and trading for pass catchers that include Darren Waller, Parris Campbell, and Jamison Crowder, they would then re-sign Darius Slayton, and may be heavily invested in adding receivers in the draft.
So perhaps you thought, as did I, that the Giants were done when it comes to the free-agent wide receiver pool.
But now, Albert Breer of Sports Illustrated just dropped a tidbit that is sure to shake things up, with the Giants at the forefront.
In a recent appearance on the Greg Bedard podcast, Breer was asked about the possibility of Hopkins joining the Patriots as a potential trade candidate to which he said:
"I mean some teams think the Cardinals are gonna wind up cutting him, his market is not great right now," said Breer when discussing Hopkin's.
"I think for a team like the Patriots, it would take either no draft pick compensation or way, way, all the way down from Arizona's initial ask and an adjustment to the contract," said Breer. "And that obviously gives, you know, like Hopkins considerable control over the situation because if you're going to change the contract, then you have to go to him, you know what I mean, so I think this is a really, really complicated one, and they haven't shown great interest they haven't really been in it to this point. I guess if his market collapsed completely and he was cut or was available for almost nothing and is willing to redo his contract, then maybe we're talking about something else."
It appears the Cardinals are having trouble finding a trade suitor for the three-time All-Pro receiver, and for good reason.
Despite a lengthy resume and history of production as recent as last season, Hopkins will be 31 when the season starts, is coming off a six-game suspension, and has a $29 and $25 million cap hit on his current contract over the next two years seasons respectively.
That should dissuade the Giants from making any long-distance calls to Arizona, but if he is released, New York has to work on a potential offer.
In only nine games last season, Hopkins had over 700 yards, nearly 100 targets, and three touchdowns, largely playing with the Cardinals backup quarterbacks.
One of the most dominant receivers of his generation, if the price is right, the Giants may finally add the big-name free agent that fans covet.
