Cardinals release WR DeAndre Hopkins

[viman96]

Cards take a $22.6M cap hit. Why did they want to get rid of him so bad?

 

[Jarntt]

They couldn't get a 5th rounder for him? Maybe some will finally start to understand that salary played a huge part in the Cooper trade and desire to unload him

 

[tyke1doe]

Cowboys probably won't show any interest but we could expect to see some tantrums thrown!

The preferred word around these parts is "rueage"!

 

[America's Cowboy]

Dallas Cowboys 2023 Cap Space

Total Cap Liabilities: $249,924,568

• Top 51: $210,056,743
• Team Cap Space: $10,550,536

• Offense: $132,414,900
• Defense: $103,595,211
• Special: $5,032,500

https://overthecap.com/salary-cap/dallas-cowboys

Cowboys only have $10.5 million of Cap Space available for 2023. Unless, DeAndre Hopkins agrees to take $8 mil or less, I don't see how the Cowboys could afford him.

 

[MonsterD]

They know they're going nowhere this season. Wouldn't surprise me if Murray doesn't come back at all in 2023.

If they're 1-8, what's the point?

They want one of the two QBs next year, I only know of the USC one but apparently another one is touted that high as well.

 

[KJJ]

OBJ hasn't played since 2021. Hopkins had a 16-game pace of 114 catches last year. That pace is far more relevant than what OBJ did two seasons ago.

Teams remember the last time they saw a player and the last time we saw OBJ he was having a Super Bowl MVP performance. The pace Hopkins was on last season wasn’t good enough to get anyone to want to trade for him. No one will pay him what OBJ got from the Ravens.

 

[MonsterD]

Dallas Cowboys 2023 Cap Space

Total Cap Liabilities: $249,924,568

• Top 51: $210,056,743
• Team Cap Space: $10,550,536
• Offense: $132,414,900
• Defense: $103,595,211
• Special: $5,032,500

https://overthecap.com/salary-cap/dallas-cowboys

Cowboys only have $10.5 million of Cap Space available for 2023. Unless, DeAndre Hopkins agrees to take $8 mil or less, I don't see how the Cowboys could afford him.

multi year contract shove the guarantee on the back end he plays this year at a 5 or 6 million cap hit.

 

[rambo2]

Teams remember the last time they saw a player and the last time we saw OBJ he was having a Super Bowl MVP performance. The pace Hopkins was on last season wasn’t good enough to get anyone to want to trade for him. No one will pay him $15 million this season.

He should get less than 10 million. Teams don't have that much money to play with.

 

[Big_D]

Worse than the Cowboys handled the Amari Cooper exit. Shrug!

Much worse. Cowboys didn't mishandle anything. Their #1 WR lost his job and they quickly unloaded his contract. It was a great move or they'd be eating 22 million by now. He wasn't worth the money they were on the hook for and found a team dumb enough to take the deal.

 

[DallasEast]

There is a particular Ice-T quote from New Jack City that I would post if Jones does not try--not necessarily succeed but try--to sign Hopkins but I cannot because of site rule #4.

 

[tyke1doe]

They know they're going nowhere this season. Wouldn't surprise me if Murray doesn't come back at all in 2023.

If they're 1-8, what's the point?

The battle cry for the Cardinals this year is "Collapse for Caleb." I too wouldn't be surprised that if the Cardinals end up with the first overall pick, they'll trade or cut Murray (if not takers) and draft Williams.
In fact, I so close as to say "So let it be written. So let it be done."

 

[Mac_MaloneV1]

Teams remember the last time they saw a player and the last time we saw OBJ he was having a Super Bowl MVP performance. The pace Hopkins was on last season wasn’t good enough to get anyone to want to trade for him. No one will pay him what OBJ got from the Ravens.

The last time we saw OBJ he tore his ACL.

It's not like some team is going to get DHop for Cendrick Wilson money.

 

[Vinnie2u]

Dallas Cowboys 2023 Cap Space

Total Cap Liabilities: $249,924,568

• Top 51: $210,056,743
• Team Cap Space: $10,550,536
• Offense: $132,414,900
• Defense: $103,595,211
• Special: $5,032,500

https://overthecap.com/salary-cap/dallas-cowboys

Cowboys only have $10.5 million of Cap Space available for 2023. Unless, DeAndre Hopkins agrees to take $8 mil or less, I don't see how the Cowboys could afford him.

Zeke frees about 10.9 June 1st

 

[America's Cowboy]

multi year contract shove the guarantee on the back end he plays this year at a 5 or 6 million cap hit.

Yes, but the Cowboys have 6+ new costly extensions coming up in 2024 for much younger players, some key starters. Kicking the can down the road one too many times will seriously hurt this team's chances to stay playoffs competitive on a yearly basis.

 

[America's Cowboy]

Zeke frees about 10.9 June 1st

If true (Zeke frees $10.9 mil as a June 1st cut), that's great! The issue still lies with DeAndre Hopkins willing to take less to come to Dallas.

 

[Jarntt]

Dallas Cowboys 2023 Cap Space

Total Cap Liabilities: $249,924,568

• Top 51: $210,056,743
• Team Cap Space: $10,550,536
• Offense: $132,414,900
• Defense: $103,595,211
• Special: $5,032,500

https://overthecap.com/salary-cap/dallas-cowboys

Cowboys only have $10.5 million of Cap Space available for 2023. Unless, DeAndre Hopkins agrees to take $8 mil or less, I don't see how the Cowboys could afford him.

Diminishing returns say we'd be dumb to take him. We don't need another WR. Better use of that cap space elsewhere. BUT, we could very easily afford him. Remember year 1 is always the smallest cap hit. His signing bonus would be spread out and his year one salary would be low.

Also, I find Spotrac the most reliable and it shows $14M in cap space

 

[TequilaCowboy]

This is the point where the FO is exposed and reveal that they don't really mean it when they say they are doing everything they can to win. All that is bull crap. Show us.

 

[big dog cowboy]

Calling it right now. If we do this we win the Super Bowl.

Even with #4?

 

[big dog cowboy]

 

[speedkilz88]

Cards take a $22.6M cap hit. Why did they want to get rid of him so bad?