The DeAndre Hopkins experiment didn't necessarily go the way the Baltimore Ravens had hoped. Hopkins finished with his lowest number of receiving yards in his decorated career and the Ravens failed to even qualify for the playoffs (though that's not necessarily Hopkins' fault).
With Hopkins still awaiting to find his next NFL home, some might have thought that a reunion with Todd Monken, his offensive coordinator in Baltimore who's now the head coach in Cleveland, made sense. Well, it doesn't appear that's in the cards for Hopkins.
"I still got a lot ball left," Hopkins said while appearing on SiriusXM NFL Radio. "But it's not a situation I'm sitting here trying to force or go out and be the regular-season superstar because that's for the young guys, man. That's for the people that they want to develop and give those contracts for the future... Going into Year 14, I would love to play for a competitor if that time came but I'm not in no rush to go out and be a regular-season superstar because for me, I'm not getting a contract extension."
In other words, Hopkins isn't interested in being the star for a team anymore. He'd rather take a smaller role with a team that has Super Bowl aspirations and, I don't think it'll shock anyone when I tell you the Browns don't fall into the latter category.
Former Baltimore Ravens WR DeAndre Hopkins doesn't want to join teams that aren't contenders
As for if a reunion with the Ravens is on the table, if winning a Super Bowl is what Hopkins values at this stage of his career, he has a better chance of doing that in Baltimore than with the majority of other teams. Yes, they have a new head coach but Lamar Jackson is still the quarterback and the defense should be better under Jesse Minter.
The closest Hopkins came to getting that coveted Super Bowl ring was two seasons ago when he was traded ahead of the deadline to the Chiefs. Kansas City reached the Super Bowl but got blown out by the Eagles. That was Hopkins' lone appearance in the big game.
It makes sense that's what the former Ravens wideout is searching for as he enters the twilight of his career. He's 34 years old and his career is certainly winding down. Knowing that Hopkins won't be moving to Cleveland to suit up against the Ravens twice a year is a nice thought. Hopefully, if he stays in the division, it's with the team he played for last year.
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