![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/deandre-hopkins-first-words-as-tennessee-titans-signing-is-made-official/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/1_MAIN-MIRROR-DeAndre-Hopkins-first-words-as-Tennessee-Titans-signing-made-official.jpg&description=Wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins spoke glowingly about the Tennessee Titans and their coaching staff after signing a two-year contract with the NFL organisation amid interest from the New England Patriots Wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins officially signed with the Tennessee Titans on Monday and issued his first statement to his new fan base. His two-year, $26 million contract gives the team a new first-choice pass catcher, and he sounded excited to take on the role. "Man, I feel real good, blessed," Hopkins said in a video. "Grateful to be here. Thank you Nashville, thank you Tennessee. Let's get to work." On the Titans' official website, he added: "This was a team that as soon as the offseason hit and I knew I was possibly going to be traded, this was a team that was on my list of places that I wanted to play because of the history Mike Vrabel and I have, the history [offensive coordinator] Tim Kelly and I have. I wanted to be somewhere where I knew people had my best interests, not just on the field but off the field as well." Hopkins seemed on the verge of joining the New England Patriots earlier this summer, even visiting the organisation's facilities before negotiations broke down. According to ESPN, the lack of guaranteed money in the Patriots' offer spoiled talks. That left an opening for the Titans to add him to a receiving corps which finished 30th in the NFL in yardage last year after trading A.J. Brown to the Philadelphia Eagles. The NFL suspended Hopkins for six games under its performance-enhancing drugs policy last year, and the Arizona Cardinals released him in May to clear cap space after he caught 64 passes for 717 yards. But he has been one of the most effective receivers of the past decade when he's on the field. The 31-year-old ranks third among active players in career receiving touchdowns (71), second in receptions (853) and second in receiving yards (11,298). Drafted by the Houston Texans in the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft, Hopkins wasted litt){kind=link}
Wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins spoke glowingly about the Tennessee Titans and their coaching staff after signing a two-year contract with the NFL organisation amid interest from the New England Patriots
Wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins officially signed with the Tennessee Titans on Monday and issued his first statement to his new fan base.
His two-year, $26 million contract gives the team a new first-choice pass catcher, and he sounded excited to take on the role. “Man, I feel real good, blessed,” Hopkins said in a video. “Grateful to be here. Thank you Nashville, thank you Tennessee. Let’s get to work.”
On the Titans’ official website, he added: “This was a team that as soon as the offseason hit and I knew I was possibly going to be traded, this was a team that was on my list of places that I wanted to play because of the history Mike Vrabel and I have, the history [offensive coordinator] Tim Kelly and I have. I wanted to be somewhere where I knew people had my best interests, not just on the field but off the field as well.”
Hopkins seemed on the verge of joining the New England Patriots earlier this summer, even visiting the organisation’s facilities before negotiations broke down. According to ESPN, the lack of guaranteed money in the Patriots’ offer spoiled talks. That left an opening for the Titans to add him to a receiving corps which finished 30th in the NFL in yardage last year after trading A.J. Brown to the Philadelphia Eagles.