DeAndre Hopkins' Bad History With Bill O'Brien is Actually Good For the Patriots Because This is the NFL
The first few years of DeAndre Hopkins' career were spent on the Houston Texans under coach Bill O'Brien. That time did not go well. While Hopkins became an All-Pro receiver, he also had some bad memories of his time with O'Brien. Like the time he was compared to Aaron Hernandez.
.@michaelirvin88 shared shocking details surrounding the relationship problems between Bill O'Brien and DeAndre Hopkins. pic.twitter.com/mr33pvpfxC
— Get Up (@GetUpESPN) March 18, 2020
O'Brien eventually traded Hopkins for what looked like a bad return at the time, but eventually also turned into nothing. Hopkins would describe his relationship with O'Brien as "no relationship." Yet, this is the NFL and Hopkins knows O'Brien's system and when you know a system or have any sort of history spending time on the same team as someone, it's ALWAYS considered a good thing. Which is why O'Brien being the Patriots offensive coordinator is actually a good sign for the Patriots' chances to land Hopkins in free agency.
A DeAndre Hopkins visit to the #Patriots makes sense for a lot of reasons. Here is one: He played for now-Pats OC Bill O’Brien to start his career in Houston and was an All-Pro three times in his offense. A reunion would be fascinating. https://t.co/6SeXk1fVA1
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) June 9, 2023
Or... DeAndre Hopkins just like the idea of playing for Bill Belichick?