“What were the Texans thinking?,” is the question most sports fans are asking themselves today. Houston traded star receiver DeAndre Hopkins along with a fourth-round draft pick to the Arizona Cardinals, in return for running back David Johnson, a 2nd round pick, and a 2021 fourth-rounder.
Houston not only lost one of the best receivers in the game, but they also took on a struggling running back in David Johnson, with a contract of over $10 million for the coming season. The Texans lost their first-round pick in an earlier trade, and their mid second-round pick acquired from Arizona has no chance of coming close to replacing Hopkin’s talent.
The Arizona Cardinals picked up one of the best receivers in the game to go along with longtime stud Larry Fitzgerald and rising wideout Christian Kirk. Hopkins had 8,602 receiving yards in seven seasons with Houston and gives the Cardinals the addition they need to form one of the best receiving corps in the NFL.
Although we have yet to see how the trade will pan out, for now, it seems that the Cardinals are the clear winners. With all professional sports being canceled indefinitely, this head-scratching deal leaves fans with plenty of time to analyze it.
