The Giants inserted themselves into the DeAndre Hopkins sweepstakes earlier this week. Head coach Brian Daboll instructed reporters that the group would look into a possible Hopkins signing, noting that GM Joe Schoen would do his analysis “anytime there’s someone that’s available as a free agent.”
However, it doesn’t sound like the group’s pursuit will prolong a lot past easy due diligence. A workforce supply instructed Ralph Vacchiano of FoxSports.com that the workforce’s curiosity in Hopkins isn’t anticipated to proceed past the exploratory stage.
Hopkins actually made sense for a questionable Giants WR corps. While the workforce did add tight finish Darren Waller, their solely different notable transfer was signing Parris Campbell to a receivers room that additionally options Darius Slayton, Isaiah Hodgins and Sterling Shepard.
Hopkins’ monetary calls for could have ended the Giants’ pursuit earlier than it even started; the receiver is looking for round $15M per season whereas the Giants are presently armed with lower than $4M in house. The Giants nonetheless have to make progress on a possible extension for Saquon Barkley, a contract that received’t do something to alleviate their funds.
Another NFC East workforce that’s unlikely so as to add Hopkins is the Dallas Cowboys. Jon Machota of The Athletic writes that the workforce isn’t anticipated to signal the free agent, however coach Mike McCarthy did focus on the wideout to reporters.
“As far as players that are not here, I mean, there’s nothing good that comes out of those answers,” McCarthy stated, through Machota. “Hop is a hell of a talent. I had a chance to be around (him) his first Pro Bowl. So, I’ve always had respect for him since his rookie year.”
One definitive suitor is the Chiefs, and Albert Breer of TheMMQB passes alongside some particulars of Kansas City’s supply to Hopkins. Kansas City supplied the wideout an incentive-laden cope with a low base wage, and the entrance workplace famous that Hopkins might parlay a one-year stint in Kansas City right into a extra profitable deal in 2024 (just like JuJu Smith-Schuster).
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