Ravens to sign DeAndre Hopkins, fulfilling his old prediction

DeAndre Hopkins is close to joining the Baltimore Ravens after a successful 2024 season with the Kansas City Chiefs. According to NFL insider Ian Rapport , Hopkins has signed a one-year, $6 million contract with the Baltimore Ravens in free agency. That means DeAndre Hopkins will play for Baltimore in the 2025 season after reaching the Super Bowl with the Chiefs in 2024, where he scored a touchdown and a two-point conversion during their loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.

Still, Hopkins’ 2025 Super Bowl performance was a letdown for some experts. Now that Hopkins is headed to Baltimore, fans are split about the reunion he predicted in 2020. DeAndre Hopkins predicted a trio with Lamar Jackson and Derrick Henry years ago In February 2020, Hopkins posted a picture with Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson and running back Derrick Henry, asking how many touchdowns the trio could score together.

https://twitter.com/DeAndreHopkins/status/1224080610454577153/ At the time, Jackson was already in Baltimore, Henry was still with the Tennessee Titans—where Hopkins later played for a season and a half—and Hopkins was with the Texans about to join the Arizona Cardinals. Back then, the idea of all three playing together seemed unlikely, but now, years later, Hopkins is set to join the Ravens, making his prediction a reality.

In 2023, when Hopkins and Henry played together, Henry became a Pro Bowler while Hopkins had his highest receiving yards since 2021 with 1,057. Still, the Titans missed the playoffs with a 6-11 record in the regular season, which included a 16–24 loss to Lamar Jackson’s Ravens in week five during an NFL international game in London. Some fans think Hopkins is past his prime NFL fans are split over the Ravens’ decision to sign Hopkins.

Some are excited, believing that with Hopkins on board, Baltimore now has one of the most dangerous offenses in the league for the 2025 season. “Hopkins x Henry x Jackson is a scary sight,” one fan wrote. “Great signing to give Lamar another weapon,” another oine added.

Some people argue that now Lamar has all the receiver help he needs to take the Ravens to the next level. “Lamar + D-Hop is going to be dangerous,” a hopeful fan commented. “Without Lamar Jackson finding his clutch gene, this doesn’t mean anything.

” a more pessimistic fan replied. https://twitter.com/Bullish_Mike0/status/1899598918297497799 Others argue that this move should have happened earlier and that the Ravens should have signed a younger wide receiver still in his prime to pair with Lamar Jackson.

“Ravens love signing WRs way past their prime,” a fan wrote. “They got to get Lamar elite help, not old receivers,” a second one commented. https://twitter.

com/theOverture69/status/1899628973824352547 The skepticism comes from the fact that Hopkins hasn’t been at his peak since suffering an injury in 2021 and serving a six-game suspension in 2022. While he had a strong 2023 season with the Titans that hinted at a return to form, his 2024 performance with the Chiefs was inconsistent despite their Super Bowl performance. Now, reunited with the players he once imagined teaming up with, the question is whether the Ravens’ offense will work and deliver in the 2025 season, or if they’ll need to make further additions to boost it in the NFL Draft .

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