Cardinals announce they have released Hopkins - Signed with Titans

[Redsz]

What an absolute dumpster fire

 

[Dayman]

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But Bidwill apparently didn’t want to cut Hopkins another check, not after the way last season ended.

So the Cardinals are letting him leave and getting nothing in return except a $22.6 million cap hit this season. The Cardinals couldn’t spread that over two years via a post-June 1 release destination, because J.J. Watt and Rodney Hudson already had taken those two slots.

 

[wa52lz]

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But Bidwill apparently didn’t want to cut Hopkins another check, not after the way last season ended.

So the Cardinals are letting him leave and getting nothing in return except a $22.6 million cap hit this season. The Cardinals couldn’t spread that over two years via a post-June 1 release destination, because J.J. Watt and Rodney Hudson already had taken those two slots.

Somers no longer writes for The Republic??

 

[Absolute Zero]

You mean we had a whole thread on this guy being traded for nothing?

 

[azdad1978]

Somers no longer writes for The Republic??

Retired a month and a half ago I think but he resurfaced 2 weeks ago writing for online web I think

 

[TJ]

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But Bidwill apparently didn’t want to cut Hopkins another check, not after the way last season ended.

So the Cardinals are letting him leave and getting nothing in return except a $22.6 million cap hit this season. The Cardinals couldn’t spread that over two years via a post-June 1 release destination, because J.J. Watt and Rodney Hudson already had taken those two slots.

2nd paragraph highlights one of Keim’s failures. No flexibility whatsoever.

 

[RON_IN_OC]

This should have happened on Wednesday.

 

[RON_IN_OC]

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But Bidwill apparently didn’t want to cut Hopkins another check, not after the way last season ended.

So the Cardinals are letting him leave and getting nothing in return except a $22.6 million cap hit this season. The Cardinals couldn’t spread that over two years via a post-June 1 release destination, because J.J. Watt and Rodney Hudson already had taken those two slots.

If Hopkins really healthy scratched himself the last 2 games, then I probably wouldn't want to keep paying him, either.

 

[RON_IN_OC]

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You just have to keep the faith guys
#manon

What is this from?

 

[mjb21aztd]

What an absolute dumpster fire

I say nfl needs to force Bidwill get new owner otherwise will be the same bs boring fa trades that dont work out etc....

Just bummed man very sad day big nuk fan and zeroo in ret what the freaking hell to put it nicely!!!

 

[Harry]

If nothing changes by Tuesday that means the Cardinals may have played chicken with the NFL’s other teams and lost (I know that sounds ornithologically wrong). If they haven’t changed the rules once Hopkins played a game the Cards were on the hook for his $9 mil salary. The option was to hold fast, hoping for a WR injury that would lead to a significant draft choice trade. It’s true it was a gamble. Bidwill would have to man up and risk the $9 mil, if he has it. If the injury happened the prorated salary would have moved to the acquiring team. The Cards would have been even stronger in 2024. Worst case scenario, Murray would have had a fair shot at success with a solid receiving corps.

 

[Carolinacacti]

Actually this is great, now Rondale Moore won't be held back in the shadow of DHop, woohoo......lol

I was thinking Wilson. Rather watch that kid then a pissed DHop

 

[Chopper0080]

Apples to oranges imo. We don't know what is said behind closed doors. It's possible that hop asked for this and Baker has been told something that made him happy. Or Baker could be next.. who knows. I certainly don't but anything Said is premature, again imo.

The old “we don’t know” argument.

 

[mjb21aztd]

Maybe cards eyeing wr with all the 2024 draft picks they should have.... lets hope

 

[Chopper0080]

Maybe cards eyeing wr with all the 2024 draft picks they should have.... lets hope

You could say this for almost the entire roster.

 

[Chopper0080]

Don’t get me started on how they are doing Christian Kirk 2.0 this season. Dude is going to be only legit target and put up huge numbers in a contract year and will command a 20 mil contract.

 

[Mainstreet]

Maybe cards eyeing wr with all

It feels like deja vu all over again.

 

[kerouac9]

Don’t get me started on how they are doing Christian Kirk 2.0 this season. Dude is going to be only legit target and put up huge numbers in a contract year and will command a 20 mil contract.

People are extremely excited about the cap flexibility we’ll have until the moment Hollywood Brown signs a new contract.

 

[az jam]

If nothing changes by Tuesday that means the Cardinals may have played chicken with the NFL’s other teams and lost (I know that sounds ornithologically wrong). If they haven’t changed the rules once Hopkins played a game the Cards were on the hook for his $9 mil salary. The option was to hold fast, hoping for a WR injury that would lead to a significant draft choice trade. It’s true it was a gamble. Bidwill would have to man up and risk the $9 mil, if he has it. If the injury happened the prorated salary would have moved to the acquiring team. The Cards would have been even stronger in 2024. Worst case scenario, Murray would have had a fair shot at success with a solid receiving corps.

Confused on salary you say $9 million isn't it $19 Million??? That is a big difference.

 

[Stout]

Unable to find a trade partner, Cardinals cut wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins

www.azcardinals.com

After weeks of speculation and the Cardinals unable to find a trade partner, Hopkins was released on Friday.
The Cardinals will absorb a dead salary cap hit of $21 million in 2023, but he will be cleared from the books after that. (They could declare him a June 1 cut, which would allow them to spread the hit evenly over this season and next if they choose.)

Bull ish. Even a 7th rounder, with the other team taking on cap burden, would've been better than this ish show. I guess we're Osseneffed all over again.

 

[Stout]

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At least they were smart with the cap hit.

 

[Stout]

Actually this is great, now Rondale Moore won't be held back in the shadow of DHop, woohoo......lol

Except he pulled a hammy posting on Twitter about the move...

 

[THESMEL]

My guess is he doesn’t fit the character profile of the new staff, plus the cash. I mean it’s like he blames the cards for him taking php and missing 1/2.the season , helped get the old coach/ gm fired as much as anything. KM ain’t fighting much for him, after all the hoopla about how much say he had in the draft.

 

[Stout]

Tell me more about Monti’s great off-season

Caw caw, biotches

#Osseneffed

 

[football karma]

Confused on salary you say $9 million isn't it $19 Million??? That is a big difference.

cap hit was $19mm -- 2023 salary was $9mm, with the $20mm diff being the spread out of the bonus paid to Hop two years ago