Latest trade report updates futures of Derrick Henry, DeAndre Hopkins and Titans
A to Z Sports' Buck Reising wrote Thursday that the Baltimore Ravens were interested in trading for Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry, but it sounds like Henry won't be on the move. Per The Athletic's Diana Russini, both Henry and wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins "look to be staying in Tennessee". Hopkins found himself in […]
A to Z Sports' Buck Reising wrote Thursday that the Baltimore Ravens were interested in trading for Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry, but it sounds like Henry won't be on the move.
Per The Athletic's Diana Russini, both Henry and wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins "look to be staying in Tennessee". Hopkins found himself in the middle of a unique situation earlier in the week when it was reported that he wanted to push a scheduled appearance with a local card company past the NFL's trade deadline. It turned out the card company was duped by a third-party source. Hopkins wasn't even aware of any kind of deal.
Russini also shot down the idea of Dallas Cowboys owner/GM Jerry Jones calling about Henry.
DeAndre Hopkins and Derrick Henry look to be staying in Tennessee. Teams have called GM Ran Carthon on a number of players, and I was told Carthon is not moving on any offer unless it’s exceptional. (A source with the Cowboys also shared they never called about acquiring Henry.) – Diana Russini, The Athletic
In the case of Henry, it's a bit interesting that Carthon is holding out for "exceptional" offers. Especially when considering the Titans don't have a third-round pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. Henry is in the last year of his deal – if the Titans could even get a fourth-rounder, that would give them two 4s they could potentially package together to move up. Or, they can just keep the pick. Two fourth-rounders isn't a bad spot to be in, either.
Things are a bit different with Hopkins, who is still under contract with the Titans in 2024. Trading Hopkins right now wouldn't net much in terms of cap savings and the compensation is unclear, as well. It's not likely to amount to much and the Titans do have an out in 2024 if they want to move on. But even then, the savings wouldn't be much because the $5.889 million in void years would immediately accelerate onto the 2024 cap and cut into the $8.111 million in cap savings.
Either way, trading either player would signal both Mike Vrabel and Ran Carthon have the majority of their attention on the future. That doesn't mean Vrabel is going to tank games or even lose focus on his weekly opponents. It simply means the big picture is the priority, not the 2023 season.
If both players stick around, that conversation can be tabled (somewhat) until 2024.
You can check out Russini's full column, here.
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