Hopkins trade talks reportedly heating up … After the Aaron Rodgers trade to the NY Jets was finally consummated yesterday, the next veteran domino to fall could be Arizona WR DeAngelo Hopkins. There are reports out of the desert that in fact talks regarding Hopkins have started to heat up with Baltimore, Buffalo and the NY Giants the three teams most often mentioned as likely landing spots. There are also reports that as part of the compensation, the Cardinals would like to flip their second round pick, #34, for a first rounder. For the record, the Ravens currently have the 22nd pick, while Giants picks 25th and the Bills have #27. It will likely also cost the trading team at least a 4th round pick to complete the deal. The big stumbling block here is that each of those teams want the Cardinals to eat some of Hopkins salary – he’s due $19M this season for example – and it may come down to which of those teams is willing to take on the biggest share of Hopkins’ cap hit. Stay tuned!
