Tennessee Titans wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins took his time in signing with his new team. While many NFL observers expected Hopkins to land with the New England Patriots, he made the somewhat surprising decision to sign with Mike Vrabel and the Titans.
But had other teams shown interest in Hopkins, he might have gone elsewhere. Hopkins, in an interview with GQ magazine, revealed that he’s using the teams that didn’t want him as motivation for the upcoming season.
“Detroit Lions, they didn’t want me,” Hopkins told GQ. “Dallas Cowboys didn’t want me. Giants didn’t want me. … Who else ain’t want me? San Fran ain’t want me.”
Hopkins said he wants his revenge later this season.
“I’m very grateful for where I am, I think I made the best decision,” he said. “But when you’re a player, and some people feel like they’re great without you, and then you see what they have on paper, or you see what they do, you mark those games down, as a competitor. I can’t wait to play ’em and, honestly, try my best to crush they [butts].”
Hopkins is 31 years old, but if he can use the motivation to regain his old form, then the Titans will have made one of the wisest moves of the offseason.
[GQ]
