ExtremeRavens Posted March 11 Posted March 11 The Ravens finally made their free agent splash. Baltimore is signing wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins, according to reports. The five-time Pro Bowl selection and three-time All-Pro has agreed to a one-year, $5 million deal that could go up to $6 million. The 32-year-old Hopkins, who was traded to the Kansas City Chiefs by the Tennessee Titans ahead of the deadline last season, helped the Chiefs to a third straight Super Bowl appearance. He had 41 receptions for 437 receiving yards and four touchdowns in 10 games in Kansas City and finished the year with 56 catches for 610 yards and five touchdowns. He also had had two catches for 18 yards and a touchdown in their loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl 59. Over his 12-year career with the Houston Texans, Arizona Cardinals, Titans and Chiefs, Hopkins has 984 catches for 12,965 yards and 83 touchdowns and and has topped the 1,000-yard mark seven times. Hopkins bolsters a wide receiver group that already includes Pro Bowl selection Zay Flowers and 2021 first-round draft pick Rashod Bateman, who had career highs in yards (756) and touchdowns (nine) last season. His also gives quarterback Lamar Jackson yet another weapon on an offense that led the league in yards per game last season and was tops in defense-adjusted value over average (DVOA). “He’s one of the greats,” Hopkins said of Jackson in 2023 on the “I Am Athlete” podcast. “I would be lying to sit here and say it wouldn’t be an honor one day … to play with a great guy and a great quarterback like Lamar.” This article will be updated. Have a news tip? Contact Brian Wacker at bwacker@baltsun.com, 410-332-6200 and x.com/brianwacker1. View the full article Quote
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