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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
Man the Cardinals backed themselves into a corner.
As for Hopkins - he can shove that new contract demand. The guy's made $55 million over the last 3 years and he's out there looking for additional guarantees into his 30s?
Yeah, GTFO here with that. He agreed to take these bonuses knowing full well it would eventually hamstring the Cardinals but put cash in his pocket now in exchange for not having increased salaries later. IF (big if) these rumors are true, this is a pretty obvious double dip sort of scenario he's chasing.
And even if he temporarily rescinds those demands - this ain't his first rodeo. He's been a lot like Diggs and Rogers in that he's simply never happy and he's pretty content becoming toxic if things aren't exactly as he wants them to be.
Now if they are just rumors and/or an effort to stay the hell out of NE, that's different. But these guys that are ALWAYS needing their deals re-done are nothing but trouble over any meaningful timeline.
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Yeah, it's really why I wouldn't view it as a long term kind of thing. If you could get him here for a couple years, maybe get him to add a year then move him for some picks, could work well.