[FloridaMan88]

If Hopkins signs to play for BoB and the Faketriots after all of this history, it would be crazy…

Link: https://www.nbcsports.com/boston/pat...iots-trade?amp

Early 2020
O'Brien assumes general manager responsibilities in January 2020, then shockingly trades Hopkins and a fourth-round pick to the Cardinals in March for running back David Johnson, a 2020 second-round pick, and a 2021 fourth-round pick.

March 2020
On March 18, Michael Irvin appears on ESPN's "Get Up!" and shares what Hopkins told him about his relationship with O'Brien.

"He told me, he said, 'Michael, it was a bit of a power struggle there' because Coach O'Brien thought [Hopkins] had too much influence over the locker room," Irvin said.

Irvin then claims O'Brien called Hopkins into a meeting and said, "Hey, the last time I had to have a meeting like this, it was with Aaron Hernandez."

Per Irvin, Hopkins was stunned that O'Brien would bring up Hernandez, the former Patriots tight end who was convicted of murder in 2015 and committed suicide in prison. The relationship "deteriorated" from there, according to Irvin.

"(O'Brien) got into talking about DeAndre Hopkins," Irvin says. "DeAndre Hopkins has a few kids from different women, and he said, he told DeAndre he doesn't like that he has his 'baby mamas' around sometimes. And from that, I think the relationship just went bad."

April 2020
In an interview with Sports Illustrated's Greg Bishop, Hopkins claims he has "no relationship" with O'Brien.

"There was no relationship," Hopkins tells Bishop. "Make sure you put that in there. There’s not a lot to speak about."

September 2020
Hopkins appears to take an indirect shot at O'Brien and the Texans. After his Cardinals win their season opener against the San Francisco 49ers and Houston suffers a 31-7 blowout loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, Hopkins sends a one-word tweet: "Grateful."