The Texans hope to extend wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins, and accomplishing that will likely require the club to give him a five-year deal worth upward of $70MM, including $40MM-plus in guarantees, observes CBS Sports’ Joel Corry (via Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle). That type of pact would put Hopkins in the same company as fellow pass-catching stars such as Atlanta’s Julio Jones, Dallas’ Dez Bryant and Denver’s Demaryius Thomas. While an extension for Hopkins is expected, it’s not imminent, per Wilson. As of now, Hopkins is slated to make $7.915MM in 2017, his fifth-year option season.
More from the AFC:
- The Bills need to match the Patriots’ offer sheet to restricted free agent Mike Gillislee and stop the flow of talent to New England, opines Mike Rodak of ESPN.com. The Pats signed Gillislee to a two-year, $6.4MM contract, including $4MM in 2017, after adding ex-Bills receiver and then-RFA Chris Hogan on a front-loaded deal last offseason. That worked out well for New England and poorly for Buffalo in 2016. Unlike the Hogan situation, the Bills would receive compensation for Gillislee’s departure – a fifth-round pick – but they’d lose another important member of their offense to an AFC East rival. The Bills could have avoided this situation by tendering Gillislee at a second-round level, which only would have cost them about $1MM extra, Rodak notes. In that scenario, Gillislee would have been on the Bills’ books this year at a reasonable $2.7MM.
- Joe Haden‘s willingness to play through injuries last season may have kept him in a Browns uniform, the cornerback explained to Scott Patsko of cleveland.com on Tuesday. New defensive coordinator Gregg Williams told Haden he would have advised the team to move on from him had he not gutted out his groin issues. “When I first got here, I went to his office and we talked for a while,” said Haden. “He told me, ‘If you didn’t play through your injury, I would tell them to get you out of here.'” Haden last year suited up for 13 games, eight more than he appeared in during an injury-marred 2015. The two-time Pro Bowler was the subject of trade rumors during the fall, but the Browns elected to keep him.
- A couple of potential early round draft picks, Cal wide receiver Chad Hansen and Michigan cornerback Jourdan Lewis, visited the Patriots on Tuesday, per Ian Rapoport of NFL.com and Doug Kyed of NESN (Twitter links). One could end up with the Patriots with their first selection, which is scheduled for No. 72 overall. Of course, the Pats are likely to acquire a much earlier pick if they trade cornerback Malcolm Butler.
I don’t understand Kraft. So he comes out and says he won’t even have Mixon on his board due to him hitting a woman, yet the patriots are actually meeting with Lewis who was arrested on Domestic Violence charges?
Correction, he wasn’t arrested but is going to trial for the charges. I am not saying Lewis is guilty but it just seems odd to me that Kraft was so adamant on not being affiliated with that type of stuff.
I think the video of Mixon had a lot to do with it. Frankly, it’s the NFL, they’re a bunch of animals and as a team you’re going to have to hold your nose if you want to compete and do your best to cut out to worst of the worst.
Having him in might b to find out what the charges r etc. and to question the best run franchise in football really is strange considering they traded 2 or there 3 best LBs and won a super bowl. I think kraft gets any pass he wants when it comes to every move.
Btw I’m not a pats fan either.
I’m not questioning their football moves. You are missing the point. Robert Kraft came out earlier this off-season, an article that was actually on this website, stating no way he’d even allow Mixon on their draft boards due to hitting a woman. He has been hard on Ray Rice in past comments for his domestic violence incident. To go around and host a prospect on a visit that has active charges against him for domestic violence seems a bit hypocritical. Sure, the patriots are the best run NFL team but that is totally irrelevant to what I’m saying. If you are going to say those things, then stick by it. Robert Kraft doesn’t get a pass on that.
Completely agree…My only line of thinking is that maybe they are intrigued by the players and want to hear his side of the story; whereas with Rice and Mixon the videos basically told the whole story..
That’s a good point that I did not consider. It’ll be interesting to see if they end up taking him.
Butler for the 11th pick
Garrapolo and the 11th
For
Myles Garrett
Time for your meds, dude.
Double dose
It’s really not that far off but I don’t think the pats are getting the 11th pick for butler
And we all know how bad (
And dumb the browns are and how much they want Jimmy G
However, I could see Butler for #32 overall, then flipping Jimmy G and picks #32 and #72 to Cleveland for #12, #52 and #65.