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The Houston Texans' trade of DeAndre Hopkins was so roundly criticized that there surely had to be more to the story.
It turns out there was. Hopkins opened up about his departure from Houston in an interview with Sports Illustrated's Greg Bishop, admitting there was "no relationship" between himself and coach Bill O'Brien.
"There was no relationship," Hopkins said. "Make sure you put that in there. There's not a lot to speak about."
Hopkins admitted that asking for a raise from his current contract was a calculated move he knew would result in a trade, which he said is "the outcome that I wanted.