DeAndre Hopkins reveals when he'll retire from the NFL

DeAndre Hopkins provided some insight on when he might retire from the NFL. But it didn’t exactly come with a timeline.

The star wide receiver took to Twitter recently, saying he plans to play until he doesn’t view himself as a 1,000-yard receiver. And that means he could be sticking around the league for several more years.

“I’ll retire from football when I’m not a 1k-yard receiver,” Hopkins said in a tweet, which has since been deleted. “With that said, I was on pace for 1,400 yards last year—one significant injury in 11 years. I might be playing till I’m 37 the way I feel.”

Hopkins enters the 2023 season at 31 years old. So, he could stick around for another seven seasons, if he feels strong enough to continue playing.

Last season, Hopkins appeared in nine games for the Arizona Cardinals, totaling 64 catches for 717 yards and three touchdowns. He currently remains a free agent.

One of the few certainties in the NFL has been Hopkins’ status as a 1,000-yard receiver over the course of his career. He’s hit that mark six times in his career and totaled more than 800 yards in two other seasons.

Hopkins spent the first seven seasons of his NFL career with the Houston Texans (2013-19). He’s played with the Cardinals the past three years.

He’s been one of the most consistent receivers in the NFL for a decade. Without question, he’ll be a major asset to whatever team he joins this offseason.

DeAndre Hopkins makes error while in New England

Is Hopkins heading to New England for the 2023 season? It seems like the likely scenario, but the five-time Pro Bowl receiver still hasn’t made a final decision.

But Hopkins was in Boston again this week … and made a pretty big error in judgment while in the area. It shouldn’t impact his free agency, though.

Hopkins took to the new social media app Threads to say that he ordered the clam chowder. But there was a major problem with his choice.

“I accidentally ate pork for the 1st time in 8 years because I ordered clam chowder in Boston,” Hopkins posted on Threads. “Somebody should’ve told me it’s bacon chowder.”

That doesn’t sound like a fun experience. But it’s probably better to learn that lesson now than in the middle of the season, if he does end up signing with the Patriots, right?