DeAndre Hopkins

DeAndre Hopkins is back from his 6-game suspension! The star receiver just dropped a hype video hours before the Cardinals' Thursday Night Football home ...

His return couldn't come at a better time ... Hopkins initially appealed the punishment, before withdrawing. He's an electric player." 🔥🔥🔥" [DH was suspended](https://www.tmz.com/2022/05/02/deandre-hopkins-suspended-six-games-next-season-ped-use-nfl/) in May for violating the league's PED policy. including teammate Budda Baker who wrote, "It’s Time!!!

But don't call it a comeback. The Cardinals receiver debuts in 2022 on Thursday Night Football against the Saints.

Catch the Cardinals hosting the Saints with a 5:15 p.m. There is drama as the Cardinals come off an ugly offensive performance against the Seattle Seahawks. There is drama attached to his return from a six-game PED suspension he attempted to appeal.

The Cardinals receiver returns from a suspension stemming from a failed drug test — one he claims is not his fault for failing.

Per the [United States Anti-Doping Agency](https://www.usada.org/spirit-of-sport/education/substance-profile-ostarine/#:~:text=Given%20that%20ostarine%20is%20not,permitted%20ingredient%20in%20dietary%20supplements.) (which falls under the WADA umbrella), ostarine is banned from use in sports, also can't be medically prescribed and is deemed unfit for human consumption in the United States. He previously missed three games in November with a hamstring issue. Hopkins was suspended for six games in early May after failing a performance-enhancing drug test administered by the NFL in November 2021. 13, 2021 in a loss vs. I barely take vitamins." I don’t take any supplements. Arizona activated him to its 53-man roster on Monday, providing quarterback Kyler Murray with a much-needed boost in the receiving corps. "Obviously the NFL is very black and white, so of course, I wish the rule wasn’t so black and white. He claimed he must have ingested something contaminated with an illegal substance, which resulted in his suspension. "I’ve never taken any of that kind of stuff. But like I said, that stuff, it’ll work itself out, and I’ve never taken anything. It is what it is.

The Arizona Cardinals wide receiver makes his season debut on Thursday Night Football. Will his return be enough to save the team?

“We still got things we need to be better at, still got things we need to fix. “The team’s definitely appreciative of having him back.” The NFL later appealed the suspension, which led to it becoming an 11 game suspension, [NFL.com](http://NFL.com) reported. He believes the suspension policy should change for small amounts of a banned substance or that thresholds should be raised. 22 in points per game, according to Last season, Hopkins missed seven regular season games and the Cardinals’ wild card game against the Los Angeles Rams with hamstring and MCL injuries, according to In May, Hopkins was suspended after a November drug test came back with traces of a banned substance, ESPN reported. Hopkins tried appealing his suspension but lost. He’s returning after completing a six-game suspension for violating the NFL’s performance enhancing drug policy. I never took a supplement. The Cardinals are No. “I never took anything.

Cardinal's star wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins makes his 2022 debut after serving a six-game suspension for failing a performance-enhancing drug test. Hopkins ...

[Cincinnati Bengals](https://www.cincyjungle.com/). The [49ers](https://www.ninersnation.com/) need to scout the Cardinals heavily to avoid getting swept by them in back-to-back seasons. Hopkins brings help to an offense that couldn’t reach 20 points in the last two games.

Cardinals WR DeAndre Hopkins produced his first 100-yard game since 2020 in his return Thursday night against the Saints.

The Cardinals scored 40 points for the first time under head coach Kliff Kingsbury with the help of two defensive scores, a pair of touchdown rushes and Hopkins helping the offense move along. DeAndre Hopkins took the field for the Arizona Cardinals Thursday night for the first time since December 2021, and he had a major role on offense in a 42-34 victory over the New Orleans Saints. Hopkins caught his first pass of the season after serving a six-game PED suspension on Arizona’s first drive to a rousing applause from the fans at State Farm Stadium.

It turns out life with DeAndre Hopkins is a lot better than life without him for the Arizona Cardinals. Arizona went 2-4 while he was.

Even with Hopkins' return, it seemed like more of the same for the Cardinals when they fell behind 14-6 after two early touchdown passes from Andy Dalton. Whether he was drawing penalties, creating space for teammates or even putting his arm around Kyler Murray in an attempt to calm the quarterback down during a Second-half touchdowns from Greg Dortch and Eno Benjamin helped keep New Orleans at bay.

Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray and head coach Kliff Kingsbury both said that the team does not view wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins as an offensive savior ...

[preparing for this moment](https://www.azcardinals.com/news/deandre-hopkins-makes-cardinals-house-home-in-win-over-saints),” Hopkins said, via the team’s website. If I had 10 catches for 10 yards, if we would’ve won the game I’d still be ecstatic.” Hopkins was targeted 14 times and made 10 catches for 103 yards in his first game back from a six-game suspension.

DeAndre Hopkins' return from suspension helped jumpstart an Arizona Cardinals offense that had played with clipped wings the first six weeks of the season.

"I feel great," Hopkins said. If I had 10 catches for 10 yards, if we would've won the game, I'd still be ecstatic." "Obviously, I knew what I was up against, being out six games. He generated a 48.3 percent target share on 29 attempts Thursday, and 103 yards was more than all other Cards pass-catchers combined Thursday night (101). "I mean the confidence other guys around play with. Murray and Hopkins admitted after the victory that there were a few moments when their chemistry wasn't perfectly in sync after missing so much time together.

Cardinals QB Kyler Murray is excited about WR DeAndre Hopkins' return from a knee injury and suspension for Week 7's Thursday Night game.

( [Josh Weinfuss](https://twitter.com/joshweinfuss/status/1582829585875410944?s=20&t=h5Y7yi7lC-F6chALjUv1ng)) You were curious because he was pretty new to the position (switching in 2020) and with his football IQ and all that stuff. [Coleman Shelton](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/ShelCo00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-)is eligible to return in Week 10 against the Cardinals but it might be a little longer than that as he recuperates a high ankle sprain. [Marquise Brown](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BrowMa04.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-)will miss at least a month. Rams S [Jordan Fuller](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/F/FullJo01.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-)could be back for that, however. And then we just sat down and they just showed plays and he was just asking ‘how did I learn how to play back shoulders, why did I do this on certain plays’ and I told them, and he was like ‘OK, OK.’” - NFL owners are expected to ratify their proposed agreement on dividing payment of the NFL’s $790 million settlement with the city of St. “The first thing you say when you see him is ‘that’s a pretty damn big corner.’ He was impressive going through the interview process. [Mark Maske](https://twitter.com/MarkMaske/status/1582454213367705600)) Louis over its lawsuit regarding the Rams’ relocation. “I hope that he can provide just a spark,” Kingsbury said. I look at it as a productive year because I got a lot of guys open.