NEW ORLEANS — DeAndre Hopkins listed off his career accomplishments. Three-time All-Pro. Five times a Pro Bowler. Highest paid receiver in league history, twice.
He has been the alpha receiver on practically every team he was on for the first 11 seasons of his NFL career.
"I've been that No. 1 receiver and I've never won," Hopkins said.
Both parts of that statement changed this season. After Hopkins got traded to the Kansas City Chiefs and finally experienced some winning — he was a part of two playoff wins in his first 11 seasons then doubled that total with the Chiefs last month — it came as he was practically a ghost in the offense.