Five-time Pro Bowl receiver DeAndre Hopkins recently admitted the New England Patriots were one of two teams he was paying attention to as a potential trade suitor for his services during the offseason.
Patriots fans fell in one of two camps after hearing Hopkins’ comments: The camp that’s still buying the dream trade as a realistic possibility, or the camp that has cut ties with that dream world entirely and moved on to the reality that is.
That current reality is the Patriots still having three reliable veterans in JuJu Smith-Schuster, DeVante Parker and Kendrick Bourne. They also have 2022 second-round draft pick Tyquan Thornton, who could potentially emerge as a major contributor. There are also the two rookie sixth-round picks, Kayshon Boutte and Demario Douglas, to look forward to seeing develop.
With that said, Hopkins is an elite talent who is still one of the best receivers in the league. He would instantly make New England’s struggling offense look drastically improved.
Here’s what fans are saying about the situation:
Ya, okay pic.twitter.com/LcRh91CK5r
— President Elect👍ME (@baberuth52) May 23, 2023
You sir, are going to be a Patriot 😁
On a serious note tho if Hopkins sees the potential in Mac then the Patriots are everything he’s looking for
– A good QB
-ELITE Defense
-Stable management https://t.co/kOwwbmj4Cz— JoshLay (@JoshLay_JLay) May 22, 2023
No, the Patriots are rolling with what they have
— Luke (@LukeJToday) May 23, 2023
His list of demands includes * QB that loves the game and brings everyone on board with him
Not sure Nuk can place a ✅ for the Patriots there.
At least not yet.
— Roderick Melvin (@RoderickMelvin) May 22, 2023
Patriots fans, this doesn’t mean anything more than that the Pats tried. D-Hop wants to win now, he’s not coming here. He said he wants, ‘stable management’ & has a list of QB’s & Mac isn’t on it. Players aren’t flocking here to win anymore, and we all know why. The Truth Sucks
— Boston ☘️ Mike (@boston_sp0rts20) May 23, 2023
At this point I’m done with him & his demands
— John Gabriel (@S0ulo__) May 23, 2023
Yeah he said he wants a great defense, stable management, and a qb who loves the game and doesnt need to be great cuz hes done it with subpar qbs before. Sounds like the pats to me 🤷♂️
— Menace to Society (@thegoat783) May 22, 2023
— Sit Ubu Sit (@floydianship) May 22, 2023
Honeymoon was great had a dream Hopkins was a Patriot…
— S.B 🍀 (@vigilante696969) May 23, 2023
Oh really? His list of desires include a complete stiff at QB???
— SCOTT BARKER (@yelgom513) May 23, 2023
With the draft gone, and the Patriots getting who they wanted in this years class, they should 100% consider trading a 2/3 for Hopkins. https://t.co/nLf6x9xhLq
— Luca (@lucaiantorno) May 22, 2023
👀👀👀 Go get Hopkins @Patriots!!!
full video: https://t.co/RyBHPjnEuY pic.twitter.com/Uuh5IbNlSi
— FTB VIDS (@anotherFTBacct) May 22, 2023
