DeAndre Hopkins Denies Speculation that He, Titans Could Part Ways: ‘Cap!!!’

Julia StumbaughFebruary 22, 2024

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Tennessee Titans wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins is not impressed by speculation that he could be leaving the team this offseason.

“Cap!!!” Hopkins wrote in response to the speculation on X.

Hopkins has one more season remaining on the two-year deal he signed with the Titans in July 2023 after being cut from the Arizona Cardinals.

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Hopkins rebounded in 2023 after two down seasons with the Cardinals to 1,057 receiving yards for seven touchdowns in 17 games with the Titans.

Cutting Hopkins could save the Titans $10.461 million in 2024, per Over the Cap.

The pre-June 1 cut would also cost the Titans $7.85 million in dead cap.

If the Titans use one of their two post-June 1 designations on Hopkins, however, they could save $16.35 million while giving up just $1.96 million in dead cap, according to Over the Cap.

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The post Hopkins responded to mentioned those potential savings as part of the reason the team and receiver might part ways.

Another reason mentioned was Hopkins’ relationship with former Titans head coach Mike Vrabel.

Hopkins signed with the Titans in part because he wanted to work with Vrabel, according to the Nashville Tennessean’s Nick Suss. Vrabel and Hopkins previously worked together during Vrabel’s tenure a defensive assistant for the Houston Texans.

Vrabel was fired after six seasons in Tennessee following the Titans’ second straight losing campaign, but he isn’t the only Titans team member that Hopkins has a connection with.

The former All-Pro receiver also clicked with quarterback Will Levis, who started nine games for Tennessee last season.

Levis described Hopkins in December as a “great role model and teammate,” while Hopkins complimented the 24-year-old quarterback as someone “making good choices,” per ESPN’s Turron Davenport.

With Levis potentially set to keep his starting role heading into 2024, that connection between Hopkins and Levis could remain “critical,” as Vrabel described it last season.

The draw of remaining Levis’ favorite target could be enough to keep Hopkins in Nashville even considering the team’s two-year playoff drought.