Because of his holdout, the Texans could put Hopkins on the reserve/did not report list. His roster bonus is for $445,000 - almost half of his season’s salary - and that will only be paid if he is on the roster on Wednesday. He is facing fines of $40,000 a day during his holdout. Hopkins is only set to make $1 million this season.
He has a very good argument for being deserving of more money and is using the holdout as leverage to get it.īut one thing that could complicate his holdout is the roster bonus he is due. The year before he had 76 catches for 1,210 yards and six touchdowns. Hopkins caught 111 passes for 1,521 yards and 11 touchdowns last season - numbers that compare favorably to any receiver in the league.
He is set to earn around $9.3 million over the next two seasons.
That’s because the talented wide receiver is unhappy with his current contract and holding out for a new one.ĮSPN’s Adam Schefter and Tania Ganguli report the news about Hopkins and say the receiver actually showed up at camp Friday but took some belongings from his locker and did not officially report.ĭrafted in the first round in 2013, Hopkins is under contract with the Texans for two more seasons after the team picked up his 2017 option. Veterans were scheduled to arrive at Houston Texans training camp at midnight, but DeAndre Hopkins did not report.