When the 2023 NFL offseason kicked off, the idea that the Cleveland Browns would acquire WR DeAndre Hopkins to reunite him with QB Deshaun Watson was a strong possibility. Since then, the Browns traded for Elijah Moore, signed Marquise Goodwin and drafted Cedric Tillman. Along with Amari Cooper, Donovan Peoples-Jones and David Bell, Cleveland’s receiver group now seems set.
Then Hopkins was cut by the Arizona Cardinals and everything is now on the table.
While the Browns have a number of receivers capable of playing, Hopkins is a high level player even if he is not a top five receiver in the NFL.