DeAndre Hopkins
DeAndre Hopkins
Texans WR DeAndre Hopkins ends holdout after just one day
Published
Nov. 15, 2016 2:30 p.m. ET
Dan Graf
Star Houston Texans wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins caused a stir at the opening of training camp Saturday when he began a holdout over his contract. But Sunday he grudgingly decided to put the whole thing to rest.
Hopkins issued a statement to ESPN ahead of a scheduled afternoon press conference:
Earlier Sunday, Texans general manager Rick Smith told reporters that Hopkins’ holdout wouldn’t change the team’s negotiating stance.
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Hopkins, 24, led Houston with 111 catches, 1,521 receiving yards and 11 TD receptions last season but is set to earn a base salary of just $1 million this year before that number jumps to nearly $8 million in 2017.
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