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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Free representative pass receiver DeAndre Hopkins is arranged to check out the New England Patriots next week, a source verified to ESPN on Friday.
Hopkins, who was launched by the Arizona Cardinals on May 26, is very first set to meet the Tennessee Titans early in the week.
Patriots coach Bill Belichick has actually long appreciated Hopkins, and present New England receiver Kendrick Bourne stated he invites the possibility of Hopkins signing up with the group.
“I’m a fan of D-Hop,” Bourne stated Friday after the group’s arranged group activity. “It would be cool. I don’t know the gist of what’s going on, but he is a great player. Anything that would help us win, I’m with.”
Bourne is among the Patriots’ leading 4 receivers, a group that consists of veteran DeVante Parker, totally free representative signee JuJu Smith-Schuster and second-year speedster Tyquan Thornton.
The group likewise chose 2 receivers in the 6th round of the 2023 draft — LSU’s Kayshon Boutte (No. 187) and Liberty’s Demario Douglas (No. 210).
The Patriots have instant salary-cap versatility to fit Hopkins, with roughly $13 million in area.
Last December, prior to the Patriots dealing with the Cardinals, Belichick was extremely complimentary of Hopkins.
“He’s every bit as good as anybody I’ve ever coached against,” Belichick stated then. “… He’s got tremendous ball skills. He catches everything, has great hands, and he’s long so he’s never covered. Even if he’s covered, there’s a place where the ball can be that he can get it and still make the catch. Great coordination on the sidelines, and he doesn’t really look it but he’s a strong kid.
“… He’s an extremely clever football gamer, extremely smart. But his ball abilities are at the extremely elite level with people that I’ve seen in this league. He’s up there with whoever the leading people are, the Cris Carters of the world and people like that.”
NFL Network initially reported Hopkins’ arranged see with the Patriots.
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