The Titans and Chiefs are working to finalize a trade that would send wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins to Kansas City, league sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter.
The Titans will receive a 2025 fifth-round pick that becomes a fourth-rounder if the Chiefs reach the Super Bowl and Hopkins plays 60% of the snaps with Kansas City, sources said. Tennessee also will pick up $2.5 million of Hopkins' remaining $8 million salary this season, sources said. The trade is expected to be completed Wednesday.
Chiefs coach Andy Reid declined to acknowledge the trade before practice Wednesday, saying only that general manager Brett Veach was "dealing with all of that." When pressed about the trade, Reid said with a slight smile: "I know nothing."
The Chiefs have had a need at wide receiver since Rashee Rice suffered a right knee injury in Week 4 that required season-ending surgery. The team lost Marquise "Hollywood" Brown to a shoulder injury in the preseason, and JuJu Smith-Schuster suffered a hamstring injury last week that has already ruled him out for Sunday's game against the Las Vegas Raiders.
Hopkins, a 12-year veteran, is in the final season of a two-year deal he signed with the Titans in July 2023. He suffered a torn MCL during the offseason but recovered in time for the season opener.
The Titans will receive a 2025 fifth-round pick that becomes a fourth-rounder if the Chiefs reach the Super Bowl and Hopkins plays 60% of the snaps with Kansas City, sources said. Tennessee also will pick up $2.5 million of Hopkins' remaining $8 million salary this season, sources said. The trade is expected to be completed Wednesday.
Chiefs coach Andy Reid declined to acknowledge the trade before practice Wednesday, saying only that general manager Brett Veach was "dealing with all of that." When pressed about the trade, Reid said with a slight smile: "I know nothing."
The Chiefs have had a need at wide receiver since Rashee Rice suffered a right knee injury in Week 4 that required season-ending surgery. The team lost Marquise "Hollywood" Brown to a shoulder injury in the preseason, and JuJu Smith-Schuster suffered a hamstring injury last week that has already ruled him out for Sunday's game against the Las Vegas Raiders.
Hopkins, a 12-year veteran, is in the final season of a two-year deal he signed with the Titans in July 2023. He suffered a torn MCL during the offseason but recovered in time for the season opener.
