KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- DeAndre Hopkins had been around the league a while, with the Kansas City Chiefs being his fourth team in 12 NFL seasons. But in a way, Hopkins felt like a rookie when he arrived via trade midseason.
Suddenly, he was teamed with Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, Chris Jones, Andy Reid and others and never before felt the weight of expectations that came with it. At age 32, with the realization of his football mortality starting to set in, this situation was exactly what Hopkins wanted.