DeAndre Hopkins was born on June 6, 1992, he is an American football wide receiver for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He is 6 feet 1 inch tall. He played college football at Clemson and was drafted by the Houston Texans in the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft. Hopkins is a five-time Pro Bowler and has also been named to five All-Pro teams.
On March 16, 2020, the Texans traded Hopkins and a fourth-round pick in the 2020 NFL Draft to the Arizona Cardinals for running back David Johnson, a 2020 second-round pick, and a 2021 fourth-round pick. Reception to the trade was highly critical of the Texans, as well as the head coach at the time, Bill O’Brien, with many sportswriters calling it one of the worst of all time from their perspective, while simultaneously praising the Cardinals for “robbing” the Texans.
In a Week 1 matchup against the Tennessee Titans, Hopkins had six receptions for 83 yards and two touchdowns in the 38–13 rout. On October 24, a Week 7 game against his former team the Texans, Hopkins caught seven passes for 53 yards and a touchdown in the 31–5 win for the eighth straight defeat and a perfect 7–0 record.
After the Thursday Night Football loss to the Green Bay Packers, 24–21, Hopkins missed the next three weeks with a hamstring injury. In Week 14, he suffered a torn MCL and was placed on injured reserve on December 18. He finished the season with 42 catches for 572 yards and eight touchdowns through 10 games.
On May 2, 2022, the NFL announced that Hopkins would be suspended for the first six games of the season for a violation of the league’s performance-enhancing drugs policy.
DeAndre Hopkins Contract and Salary
DeAndre Hopkins signed a 2 year, $54,500,000 contract with the Arizona Cardinals, including a $27,500,000 signing bonus, $60,050,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $27,250,000. In 2022, Hopkins will earn a base salary of $4,433,333 and a restructure bonus of $9,466,667, while carrying a cap hit of $15,733,333 and a dead cap value of $33,900,000.
DeAndre Hopkins’ Net Worth
DeAndre Hopkins has an estimated net worth of between $1 million to $3 million.