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Eight-time Pro Bowler says DeAndre Hopkins wants to play for this AFC team

By Michael Gallagher | Last updated 4/18/23

The last time Von Miller said a high-profile wide receiver told him he wanted to play in Buffalo, it didn’t happen. So, is he to be trusted again?

According to The Buffalo News , Miller, who’s recovering from a torn ACL, was told directly by disgruntled Arizona Cardinals receiver DeAndre Hopkins that he wants to join the seven-time All-Pro with the Bills.

“I talk to [Hopkins] all the time and it’s kind of like the same thing with OBJ,” Miller said. “You just never know until you know. [Hopkins] said he wanted to be a Buffalo Bill and you never know until you get that DeAndre Hopkins signature on a contract. I’m not sure what the circumstances are or what’s going on with that, but I would love to see DeAndre Hopkins be here, and I would love to have his skill set on our offense with Josh Allen and Stefon Diggs and Dawson Knox and Gabe Davis.”

GM Von Miller said that DeAndre Hopkins, who he works out at the same gym with in Dallas, told him he wants to be a Buffalo Bill.

BUT he also referenced the similarities to the OBJ situation last year and they'll see.
— Alaina Getzenberg (@agetzenberg) April 18, 2023

During a recent appearance on the “All Things Covered” podcast, Hopkins hinted that the Bills were a team that he would want to play for if the Cardinals traded him.

However, Tim Graham of The Athletic reported that Buffalo would not be trading for Hopkins barring a “significant development.” The Bills also have approximately $6 million in cap space, and they’d need to clear some substantial money to accommodate Hopkins’ $29.9 million cap hit, in addition to sending the Cardinals draft capital in return for the 30-year-old WR.

Potentially adding Hopkins, who had six 1,000-yard seasons from 2014 to 2020, to an offense that ranked second overall and eighth in passing, would give the Bills an embarrassment of riches at skill positions.

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