Report: Arizona Cardinals’ Monti Ossenfort to meet with DeAndre Hopkins

Arizona Cardinals common supervisor Monti Ossenfort has been at his job for lower than per week, and on his itinerary is discovering widespread floor with the group’s star playmaker.

Ossenfort and DeAndre Hopkins are going to sit down down and focus on the receiver’s future with the franchise, NFL Community’s Ian Rapoport reported on Saturday.

Rapoport famous that different groups inquired about Hopkins’ availability over the last commerce deadline, however the Cardinals held agency.

Hopkins — who led the workforce in receiving yards with 717 in solely 9 video games in 2022 — is signed by way of the 2024 season and has a full no-trade clause, so he has management on the place he performs subsequent 12 months.

The 30-year-old has a $30,750,000 cap hit in 2023 and $26,215,000 in 2024. Buying and selling him earlier than June 1 would result in $22,600,000 in lifeless cap cash, in response to Over The Cap. Arizona might save extra by dealing Hopkins after June 1, however it could lose an opportunity to amass 2023 draft belongings.

The Cardinals are at a crossroads with the roster, as quarterback Kyler Murray might miss the beginning of subsequent season whereas rehabbing after knee surgical procedure and a mess of starters are hitting the free agent market.

Arizona additionally has the No. 3 total decide and the twelfth most cap house getting into the offseason, in response to Spotrac, so there may be alternative to change the look of the workforce dramatically. There’s additionally the enterprise of hiring a head coach.

Cardinals proprietor Michael Bidwill stated throughout Ossenfort’s introductory press convention that evaluating Hopkins’ future is on the checklist of the GM’s priorities.

Arizona Sports activities’ John Gambadoro reported on Tuesday that Hopkins’ most popular locations if traded can be to the Jacksonville Jaguars and Los Angeles Chargers.

Hopkins is a three-time All-Professional who broke the Cardinals’ single-season catches report in 2020 with 115 — his first 12 months within the desert.

Accidents and a six-game PED suspension restricted him to 19 video games over the previous two seasons, however he continued to get open and make performs when out there in 2022 with three video games of at the least 10 receptions.

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