Hopkins has played 13 NFL seasons, with five Pro Bowls and three All-Pro campaigns. Though he first rose to the top of his craft during his opening seven years in the league as a Houston Texan, Hopkins also played for the Arizona Cardinals, Tennessee Titans, Kansas City Chiefs and the Baltimore Ravens, for whom he contributed 330 yards and two touchdowns on 22 catches in 2025.
The stellar wideout’s career numbers stand at 13,295 yards and 85 touchdowns on 1,006 receptions.
The possibility that Hopkins, 34, might not suit up again became more of a possibility once he visited some of New England’s practices to evaluate coaching rather than playing last week.
By officially joining Georgia Tech’s coaching staff, his foot is further still out the door.
However, Hopkins has not announced a retirement.
He’ll presumably have years and years to coach. Should an NFL team require a veteran wide receiver weeks into camp, either due to injury or following more evaluation of the position, Hopkins, with a small window left to contribute in cleats, could surely still fill in somewhere as a player.
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