Before and after the Tennessee Titans signed DeAndre Hopkins in 2023, there were no shortage of skeptics who questioned what the veteran wide receiver had left in the tank.

Included in those skeptics were actual (and unnamed) NFL executives, who were down on Hopkins ahead of his 11th season, Mike Moraitis of USA Today's Titans Wire reports. This according to Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer.

“Not much. He can’t run anymore,” on executive said when asked what Hopkins still brings to the table.

“Still great hands, he is not going to separate, not much of a deep threat, but very strong, and makes contested catches as well as anyone in the NFL,” another exec said.

But Hopkins showed he has more than enough left in the tank to be a top receiver. Despite the overall struggles of Tennessee’s offense in 2023, Hopkins still managed to top 1,000 yards, score seven touchdowns, and make some explosive plays.

The Titans wide receiver recently took to social media to remind everyone how wrong those executives were.

https://x.com/DeAndreHopkins/status/1803815944684286095

One of those same executives in Breer’s article questioned Hopkins’ desire to practice, and warned that the 32-year-old would create problems if things weren’t going well with his team.

However, Hopkins was on the practice field plenty when he was healthy enough to be, played in all 17 games and didn’t create any problems at all, even after the Titans’ season went south and they were eliminated from playoff contention in Week 15.

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