New Details Revealed On DeAndre Hopkins Patriots Visit

The Arizona Cardinals released star wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins, giving him the opportunity to visit the New England Patriots and a few other teams. Hopkins visited the Tennessee Titans and travelled to New England as well.

Albert Breer from Sports Illustrated discussed Hopkins’ visit and his chances to join the Patriots.

“What I’ve continued to hear from different people down there is that this is really gonna come down to Bill [Belichick],” Breer said on the “Toucher & Rich” podcast on Friday, June 16. “And it’s sort of self-explanatory with everything here for the last 23 years.”

WR Hopkins wanted to visit the Patriots for a reason

Hopkins likes the Patriots and their management, but has yet to sign a deal with the team. Head coach Bill Belichick doesn’t like spending too much money and this could have a huge impact on Hokins’ chances to become a Patriot.

“You know I do my job man.”

The mutual respect between Bill Belichick and DeAndre Hopkins was on full display in Arizona last season. pic.twitter.com/sDnYwcGUFK

— Mike Kadlick (@mikekadlick) June 9, 2023

“But I think one thing that came across is this is going to have to be on Bill’s terms,” Breer said. “And I think the fact that Bill and Hopkins spent one-on-one time [Thursday] at the end of the visit, tells me that those terms have been discussed.

“And are Bill’s terms now getting closer to what Hopkins’ terms for going to a team would be? That to me is the question. Because I still think money is a factor. If money was less of a factor, I think he’d be a Buffalo Bill or a Kansas City Chief now.”

Hopkins has to make a decision in the near future. Patriots linebacker Matthew Judon really wants Hopkins to join his team and his Instagram photo says it all.

“He still has that decision to make to where he wants to play,” Judon told J.P.  Smollins of WPRI on Thursday. “But he’s a very talented football player. Everything that he’s done in his career can’t be taken away from him. So, if he wants to join the team, we’ll love to have him. But if not, we’ve played him before — so we know how to guard him as well.”