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Sources Chiefs finalizing trade for Titans WR DeAndre Hopkins
The Titans and Chiefs are working to finalize a trade that would send wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins to Kansas City for a conditional fourth-round pick, league sources told ESPN.
Oct 23, 2024, 06:55 AM ET
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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 would receive a conditional fourth-round pick in a trade that is expected to be completed Wednesday, sources said.

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.

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Hopkins, a 12-year veteran, is in the final season of a two-year deal he signed with the Titans in July 2013. He suffered a torn MCL during the offseason but recovered in time for the season opener.

He has 15 receptions for 173 yards and a touchdown in six games this season. The five-time Pro Bowler has also played for the Houston Texans and Arizona Cardinals.

The addition gives quarterback Patrick Mahomes another target. Mahomes said last week that he had "extreme confidence" in the Chiefs' receiving corps following the trades of two marquee receivers: Davante Adams (who was dealt to the Jets) and Amari Cooper (acquired by the Bills).

But Kansas City's two remaining healthy wideouts, rookie Xavier Worthy and Justin Watson, have a combined 22 receptions through Week 7.

Acquiring a wide receiver before the trade deadline has yielded results for the Chiefs in each of the past two seasons. They dealt with the New York Giants for Kadarius Toney in 2022, and Toney scored one touchdown and set up another with a 65-yard punt return in the fourth quarter of the Chiefs' Super Bowl LVII win over the Philadelphia Eagles.

The Chiefs traded with the New York Jets for Mecole Hardman last year. Hardman caught the winning touchdown in overtime of Super Bowl LVIII against the San Francisco 49ers.

ESPN's Adam Teicher contributed to this report.

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