Nothing has come to pass with Cardinals veteran receiver DeAndre Hopkins, either.
While Baker’s trade request popped up suddenly and recently, Hopkins’ name has been bandied about in trade rumors all offseason. He’s due upward of $34 million over the final two seasons of his current contract with the Cardinals, who are at the beginning stages of a rebuild and not exactly in huge need of a high-priced 30-year-old veteran receiver.
Ossenfort followed suit with Hopkins, electing to keep talks between parties and updates at a minimum.
“It’s similar to the Budda conversation,” Ossenfort said. “I’ve had a lot of interaction with Hop. He’s been great. Good discussions back and forth. As it pertains to his situation, I’m going to keep those discussions between us, as well. But Hop, he has proven to be a good player in this league, and he’s obviously a very talented player. I think productive conversations with Hop, I’m just going to keep those to between us.”
A day after the Cardinals unveiled new uniforms, it remains unclear if Baker and/or Hopkins will get a chance to wear one come the 2023 season.