Titans have reportedly been ‘extra aggressive’ than Patriots in DeAndre Hopkins sweepstakes

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The Patriots and Titans are the one two groups that Hopkins has visited to date.

DeAndre Hopkins has been a free agent for over a month. Norm Corridor/Getty Pictures

The Patriots are nonetheless within the hunt to signal DeAndre Hopkins, however there could be a workforce that wishes him greater than they do.

The Tennessee Titans have been “extra aggressive” than the Patriots of their respective pursuits of Hopkins, ESPN’s Mike Reiss reported in his Sunday notes column. Nonetheless, Hopkins isn’t in a rush to signal with a workforce simply but, as he waits to see if one other workforce will enter the sweepstakes to assist his market, Reiss added. 

As of Sunday, Hopkins has solely visited two groups since he turned a free agent in late Could, the Patriots and Titans. He made the voyage to Tennessee first earlier than trekking as much as New England in the identical week in the course of June.

Since then, there haven’t been too many updates on the Hopkins entrance. There haven’t been any reviews of him presumably taking any visits with different groups nor have there been any reviews of what the Patriots and Titans have provided him. The Patriots have remained “hopeful” that they will land the All-Professional receiver, a number of reviews have indicated since his go to to Foxborough. 

If Hopkins’s choice is pushed by cash, the Patriots additionally sit in a great place to supply a heftier contract in the event that they want. New England has practically $17 million in cap area after it gave extensions to DeVante Parker and Ja’Whaun Bentley in latest weeks. Tennesse has a bit of greater than $8 million in cap room, by way of OverTheCap. 

The opposite workforce that appears to be looming within the combine for Hopkins is the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs. The defending Tremendous Bowl champs have stored in touch with Hopkins and stay fascinated by him, ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler recently reported. The Chiefs have been one in every of two groups that Hopkins reportedly met with previous to his launch from the Cardinals as they and the Payments had curiosity in buying and selling for him. 

The Chiefs have lower than $1 million in cap area although they will clear up a great quantity of cap room in the event that they’re capable of prolong star defensive sort out Chris Jones.