WR Deandre Hopkins may instantly bolster the Cowboys’ receiving room

The Dallas Cowboys ought to go all-in on buying and selling for this large receiver.

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  ChrisHalling
  
• on March 11, 2023 2:00 pm

Rumors are working rampant across the NFL proper now as free company approaches. One of many extra talked about names lately has been Arizona Cardinals large receiver Deandre Hopkins. It’s no secret that his relationship with the Cardinals is nearing its finish, nevertheless, lately there have been experiences linking him to the Dallas Cowboys.

Johnny Venerable, who hosts the PHNX Cardinals Podcast, tweeted on Tuesday that the Dallas Cowboys are monitoring the commerce marketplace for Hopkins.

This comes after ‘Hopkins to Dallas’ began trending across the web when Hopkins acquired on former Dallas Cowboys large receiver Dez Bryant’s Instagram stay, showing open in direction of a commerce to the crew.

The Cowboys want so as to add a playmaker this offseason throughout from CeeDee Lamb. Whereas Lamb had his greatest season of his profession in 2022, the Cowboys acquired little manufacturing from the remainder of the place group. Hopkins is a participant who may present a distinct, but impactful, presence on the place throughout from Lamb subsequent season. Hopkins is understood for his capacity to return down with contested catches and being a sure-handed receiver in visitors. He would offer an important endzone goal for QB Dak Prescott, and would warrant consideration from the opposing protection, opening up extra for Lamb and the remainder of the receiver group.

The draw back to Hopkins as a participant has been his availability over his final two seasons with the Cardinals. He performed ten video games for the crew in 2021, and simply 9 within the 2022 season. It seems the Cardinals are in search of a second-round decide together with a conditional decide or participant in a commerce for Hopkins.

By way of commerce worth, that may be an important deal for the Cowboys. The Cowboys may safe an elite large receiver whereas nonetheless preserving their first-round decide within the upcoming draft, utilizing it for different wants. The query then turns towards if the Cowboys can afford him financially. Happily, Hopkins joined NFL character Pat McAfee lately, and advised him that if a commerce occurs, he can be versatile on his financials by the remainder of his contract.

If these experiences are true that it could solely take a second-round decide, together with the truth that Hopkins can be versatile financially, the Cowboys needs to be all-in on getting a deal completed with the Cardinals. Hopkins would significantly improve playmaking on the offensive finish and would permit Dallas to deal with different areas of want in free company and with their different picks within the draft.

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