DeAndre Hopkins

“In my 10-year career, I have never tested positive for using performance enhancing drugs,” Hopkins wrote on social media. “To learn that my November test came ...

“I fully intend to get to the bottom of this. For that, I apologize to Cardinals fans, my teammates, and the entire Cardinals organization. I never want to let my team down.

Twitter users would have been wise to dodge, duck, dip, dive and dodge themselves away from accepting this tweet as fact.

First, a primer for those unfamiliar with the tale of Average Joe’s gym: Dodgeball follows a fledgling local gym owned by Vince Vaughn’s Peter La Fleur, who rounds up his co-workers into a dodgeball team to enter a high-stakes tournament in Las Vegas in order to secure prize money and save the gym from economic ruin. Which brings us to Hopkins, who was suspended earlier this week for violating the NFL’s PED policy. Your mileage may vary on whether or not 2004’s Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story is a modern comedy classic, but it was popular enough in its time to gross over $168 million domestically.

Life without wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins became difficult for the Arizona Cardinals at the end of the 2021 season.

Plus, Kingsbury said McBride can play the Y, and thus there are more options to go back to four-receivers sets. The Cardinals essentially stopped running out four-receiver groupings after Week 14. They both missed Weeks 9-11 with injuries before returning after the bye week in Week 13. Murray played the rest of the season while Hopkins’ year ended after Week 14. They give Arizona options to go heavy. Head coach Kliff Kingsbury has admitted many times that he did not adjust well when Hopkins went down.

In the end, the movie is funny, the suspension is not, and Hopkins is beaver-tranquilizer free.

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Cardinals WR DeAndre Hopkins is being suspended six games by the NFL for violating the league's performance enhancing drug policy, NFL Network Insider Ian ...

Hopkins missed seven games last year due to multiple injuries, one of which a knee injury that required surgery. Monday's news brings more context behind the Cardinals' trade with the Ravens for wideout Marquise Brown during the first round of the 2022 NFL Draft, which came at the cost of Arizona's No. 23 overall pick. "DeAndre Hopkins of the Arizona Cardinals has been suspended without pay for the first six games of the 2022 regular season for violating the NFL policy on performance-enhancing substances," an NFL spokesperson said in an official statement.

Cardinals star wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins has been suspended six games for violating the NFL's policy on performance-enhancing drugs.

Before his injuries, Hopkins was as good in 2021 as he has been in the past, or better. Hopkins missed just two games in the first eight seasons of his career. Hopkins finished with 572 yards and eight touchdowns on 42 catches a year after having 1,407 yards.

Wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins #10 of the Arizona Cardinals lines up during the NFL game Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images. DeAndre Hopkins is facing a ...

The news breaks just days after the Cardinals made a move to acquire WR Marquise Brown in a trade with the Baltimore Ravens. The three-time All-Pro wide receiver has spent the last two seasons with the Cardinals, amassing 1,979 receiving yards and 14 touchdowns in his 26 games active. Without Hopkins to head up the wide receivers room, the Cardinals will look to seek production from Brown, in addition to veteran AJ Green and second-year wideout Rondale Moore. Arizona also acquired veteran tight end Zach Ertz last season in a trade with the Eagles, who enjoyed immediate production averaging over five receptions and 52 receiving yards per game. However, he spent much of the 2021 season battling a hamstring issue before suffering a torn MCL that ended his season in Week 14.

3:32 PM: NFL Network's Ian Rapoport tweets that Hopkins “withdrew his appeal” of the suspension, making it official that he will miss the opening six weeks ...

The team will be in a similar situation to begin the 2022 campaign. That missed time led to the three-time All-Pro posting career-low totals in terms of production. More recently, however, that number has been elevated to six – as the likes of Ryan Anderson and Corey Coleman have found out.

Hopkins, who was traded to the Cardinals during the 2020 offseason, was on the field for just 10 games in 2021 while dealing with a hamstring injury and a knee ...

He finished the year with 42 receptions for 572 yards with eight touchdowns. Aside from Brown, Arizona also has A.J. Green and Rondale Moore atop its receiver depth chart. It was the first time Hopkins had missed more than one game in a season since he was selected with the 27th overall pick of the 2013 draft.

The Arizona Cardinals didn't have DeAndre Hopkins on the field for their final four games of the 2021 season, and now, it looks like they also won't have him on the field to start the 2022 season. According to ESPN.com, the Cardinals star receiver has ...

With Hopkins out for the the first six games, that will turn up the heat on the Cardinals' other receiver to produce. In 2021, the Cards' star receiver missed a total of seven games due to injury and in those games the Cardinals went just 3-4. The NFL announced on Monday that the Cardinals star receiver has been suspended six games for violating the the NFL's policy on the use of performance-enhancing drugs.

Newly acquired Marquise Brown suddenly becomes more valuable, while Kyler Murray takes a hit.

The news is a gut punch to an offense that seemingly improved itself with the addition of Marquise Brown. (Maybe the Cardinals knew the Hopkins news was coming?) The suspension means Hopkins will miss about a third of the fantasy season, which pushes him from a borderline No. 1 fantasy receiver to more of a No. 3 option in redrafts. Zach Ertz, who was a top-five tight end in 11 games with the Cardinals due in part to Hopkins’s absence from the lineup, also sees a bump in stock. He’ll go from being drafted as a No. 3 or 4 fantasy receiver to more of a No. 2 or 3 option. The news also gives A.J. Green and Rondale Moore some added value in fantasy drafts, but Green will remain more of a No. 5 wideout while Moore moves into No. 3 or 4 territory. He became one of the top targets in the offense for Kyler Murray, whose value will take an obvious, if temporary hit. DeAndre Hopkins, the All-Pro and fantasy superstar wide receiver, has been suspended six games for a violation of the NFL’s Performance Enhancing Drug policy, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

Arizona Cardinals wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins has been suspended six games for violating the NFL's performance enhancing drug policy.

In a statement from an NFL spokesperson, Hopkins is eligible to participate in preseason practices and games. The offense wasn’t hitting on all cylinders and those around Hopkins failed to step up when called upon. Brown, who has a close relationship with quarterback Kyler Murray from their college days at Oklahoma, heads to the Valley after reeling in 91 catches for 1,008 yards and six touchdowns.

On the first night of the 2022 NFL Draft, the Cardinals sent the 23rd overall pick to Baltimore in exchange for Brown and the 100th overall pick that was later ...

With Hopkins out for the the first six games, that will turn up the heat on the Cardinals' other receiver to produce. In 2021, the Cards' star receiver missed a total of seven games due to injury and in those games the Cardinals went just 3-4. The NFL announced on Monday that the Cardinals star receiver has been suspended six games for violating the the NFL's policy on the use of performance-enhancing drugs.

Arizona Cardinals receiver DeAndre Hopkins has been suspended for six games for violating NFL's performance-enhancing drugs policy, the team announced...

However, Arizona traded for receiver Marquise "Hollywood" Brown on Thursday, which will give quarterback Kyler Murray a big-time target with Hopkins now set to miss the first few weeks of the season. Murray's relationship with his team seems to have improved recently, but the QB's contract extension will come up again after the draft Hopkins has been one of the NFL's best receivers throughout his career.

In some Arizona Cardinals news not related to the 2022 NFL Draft, the team's top receiver, DeAndre Hopkins, has been suspended for six games.

If not, Kyler Murray might be asked to put Arizona on his back for the first six weeks of the 2022 campaign. Now, Arizona has to figure out how they’re going to make up for the loss of Hopkins during the first six games of the 2022 season. The Cardinals went 3-4 in the seven matchups without their top receiver on the field last year.

Three days after the Arizona Cardinals made a big move by trading for former Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Marquise Brown, I think we may have a little ...

Another way to look at this from a Seattle Seahawks perspective is the possibility that he might not be available for at least one of the two divisional matchups, depending on how the schedule shapes up. Hopkins made an immediate impact in Arizona’s offense in 2020, catching 115 passes for over 1,400 yards and 6 touchdowns. He had an injury-riddled 2021, resulting in career lows in catches and yards in just 10 games played.

The five-time Pro Bowler stands to miss over one-third of the 2022 season if his suspension is upheld.

Though Arizona led the NFC West and held the league’s best record for a period of time, the Cardinals lost five of its last six regular-season games in 2021. The 29-year-old is coming off of a difficult 2021 season, in which he was hampered by injuries. After missing three weeks with a nagging hamstring issue, the five-time Pro Bowler sustained a torn MCL in Week 14 and missed the remainder of the year.

The Cardinals star received a six-game suspension on Monday.

“For that, I apologize to Cardinals fans, my teammates, and the entire Cardinals organization. I am very mindful of what I put in my body and have always taken a holistic approach, so I am working with my team to investigate how this could’ve happened. “To learn that my November test came back with trace elements of a banned substance, I was confused and shocked.

Dec 13, 2021; Glendale, Arizona, USA; Arizona Cardinals wide receiver DeAndre. Cardinals star wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins has been suspended for the first six ...

The Cardinals re-signed safety Charles Washington, a reserve player and key member of the special team units, to a one-year contract. For that, I apologize to Cardinals fans, my teammates, and the entire Cardinals organization. In two seasons with Arizona, he has 157 catches for 1,979 yards and 14 touchdowns. "To learn that my November test came back with trace elements of a banned substance, I was confused and shocked. Hopkins is eligible to participate in all preseason practices and games and will be allowed to return to the Cardinals' active roster following the team's sixth regular-season game. It stated that Hopkins will be suspended without pay for the first six games of the 2022 season for the violation.