DeAndre Hopkins: The star wide receiver is reportedly being traded from the Tennessee Titans to the Kansas City Chiefs

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Star wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins will be traded from the Tennessee Titans to the Kansas City Chiefs, according to multiple media outlets and first reported by ESPN's Adam Schefter.

According to Schefter and NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport, the Titans will receive a late-round draft pick in exchange for Hopkins.

CNN has reached out to the Titans and Chiefs for comment.

Hopkins, 32, is in his 12th season in the NFL and his second with the Titans. He has struggled to perform this year with some inconsistent quarterback play, with just 15 catches, 173 receiving yards and one touchdown in six games as Tennessee has started the season 1-5.

But before this season, Hopkins had been one of the most successful players at his position since being drafted by Clemson in 2013.

With 943 catches, 12,528 receiving yards and 76 touchdowns in 168 NFL games, he was selected to the Pro Bowl five times and a first-team All-Pro selection three times.

Hopkins spent his first seven years in the league with the Houston Texans before moving to the Arizona Cardinals. He signed with the Titans in the 2023 offseason.

From 2013 to 2023, Hopkins ranked first in receptions, first in first-down receptions, first in receiving yards, third in receiving touchdowns and first in receptions over 25 yards during the regular season during that period .

And now he's joining the Chiefs to add a star element to their injury-plagued wide receiver room and give Kansas City superstar Patrick Mahomes some much-needed support on offense.

Both Rashee Rice and Marquise Brown are long-term losses for the reigning Super Bowl champions, and despite the team being the only undefeated team in the NFL for seven weeks, Mahomes' lack of solid offensive threats is evident.

The quarterback has relied on an aging Travis Kelce, rookie Xavier Worthy, Noah Gray and JuJu Smith-Schuster, so the addition of Hopkins would be a welcome relief for Kansas City's offense.