DeAndre Hopkins may have changed physically, the Pro Bowl receiver put on some weight this offseason in the form of muscle, but his leadership mentality has not.
“Last year I kind of had the same role even though we had Nate Washington in the room, a guy who’s been in the league longer than a lot of us times two, but still the mentality that I have is to be a leader on and off the field no matter who’s in there, a vet or a rookie,” Hopkins said Monday. “I don’t think balancing is a problem.