What Mike Vrabel, Ryan Tannehill said about DeAndre Hopkins' visit with Tennessee Titans
The Tennessee Titans' pursuit of wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins continues, even if the team doesn't have much to say about how the free agent's visit to Nashville went.
The 31-year-old Hopkins, the five-time All Pro, visited with the Titans on Sunday and Monday, the first stop on his tour of potential suitors before the 2023 season. Titans coach Mike Vrabel said Wednesday that he thinks the visit with Hopkins went well, but the Titans are going to have to be patient in waiting for Hopkins to make a decision.
"We’ll continue to look at where we’re at as we add free agents," Vrabel said. "As with everything else we’ll follow up. I don’t think there’s anything that’s going to happen today but we’ll follow up and have conversations and we’ll see where it goes."
Receivers coach Rob Moore said the objective having Hopkins in the building was the same as with any other prospective signee. It was a chance to see how he fits in the team's culture and make sure he understands what the Titans will ask of him. Moore elected not to comment on how he thinks Hopkins would fit in with the Titans on the field, instead saying "what he's done speaks for itself."
Another person who didn't have much to say about Hopkins was quarterbacks coach and passing game coordinator Charles London. London coached Hopkins when he was with the Houston Texans, as did Vrabel and offensive coordinator Tim Kelly. London described Hopkins as a "great player" but deferred to Vrabel and general manager Ran Carthon for any further comment.
Quarterback Ryan Tannehill at least admitted he got some face time with Hopkins during the visit.
"We were able to connect and spend a little time together," Tannehill said. "We had some good conversations and we’ll see what happens. I hadn’t been able to meet him before. So I really enjoyed meeting him and his girlfriend and spend a little time together. It was nice meeting him. He’d be a good fit here, but we’ll see what happens."
The Titans are among the receiver-neediest teams in the NFL. No player on the Titans' roster has ever amassed 600 or more receiving yards in an NFL season, a feat Hopkins has achieved in all but one of his 10 NFL seasons. Hopkins, who was released by the Arizona Cardinals after three seasons, has only played in 19 games over the last two seasons but was named an All Pro and a Pro Bowl receiver in 2020, his last full season.
Nick Suss is the Titans beat writer for The Tennessean. Contact Nick at nsuss@gannett.com. Follow Nick on Twitter @nicksuss.