Video: Deion Sanders, Shannon Sharpe Troll Will Levis, Want Hopkins Traded to Chiefs
Joseph Zucker@@JosephZuckerFeatured Columnist IVSeptember 30, 2024
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Hall of Famers Shannon Sharpe and Deion Sanders believe Tennessee Titans wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins is in need of a change of scenery.
Sharpe and Sanders were discussing the Kansas City Chiefs’ injury crisis and how it affects their three-peat bid. Nightcap co-host Chad Johnson mentioned idea of Kansas City acquiring another receiver, which prompted Sharpe to throw Hopkins’ name out there.
“He’s in Tennessee sick of Will Levis; that’s what he’s doing,” Sharpe said.
Sanders added there “ain’t no balls coming out of there” in reference to the Titans quarterback
It’s not just that Levis is tied for the second-most interceptions (five) in the NFL through three starts. The second-year signal-caller’s decision-making has been comically bad at times.
Attempting to flip the ball out of bounds while falling down resulted in a go-ahead pick-six for the Chicago Bears in Week 1.
Bleacher Report @BleacherReportWILL LEVIS THROWS WILD PICK-SIX 😱
THE BEARS TAKE THE LEAD
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A week later, Levis made an ill-advised toss backwards that led to a turnover inside the red zone.
NFL @NFLLevis flips it backwards and its a Jets fumble recovery!
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The 25-year-old didn’t do anything quite so egregious in the Titans’ 30-14 loss to the Packers but had two interceptions and was sacked eight times.
If Levis keeps this up, calls for the team to trade Hopkins are likely to grow louder.
The five-time Pro Bowler is due to be a free agent in the offseason, so Tennessee might as well cash in on him before the Nov. 5 deadline if its playoff hopes are already extinguished.
Hopkins, 32, would probably like to compete on a winning team as well. He’s not at the end of his career, but his best days are clearly behind him. The window for him to get a Super Bowl ring is getting shorter and shorter.
Nobody would blame the decorated pass-catcher if he decided to proactively press the issue and force his exit from the Titans at this rate.
