Blockbuster Wide Receiver Trades Shake up NFL Free Agency

Yesterday, two big wide receiver trades happened in the NFL. Two big name players will be in new places for the start of the 2020 NFL season. 

Houston Texans-Arizona Cardinals Trade 

The Houston Texans traded away star Wide Receiver DeAndre Hopkins and a 2020 fourth-round draft to the Arizona Cardinals for Running back David Johnson, a 2020 second-round pick and a 2021 fourth-round pick.

DeAndre Hopkins is coming off his third straight season with 1,000 receiving yards or more. 

This past season DeAndre Hopkins finished with 104 receptions, 1,165 receiving yards, and seven receiving touchdowns. Hopkins brings the Cardinals the deep threat they desperately need with Larry Fitzgerald being on the back end of his career.

Kyler Murray and DeAndre Hopkins will be fun to watch next year, it’s almost as if the Arizona Cardinals received an early Christmas present. 

The Texans, however, fill a running back need that they have been searching for years now. However, David Johnson is not the same David Johnson we once knew he has become injury prone over the years. 

David Johnson rushed for only 345 rushing yards last season and two rushing touchdowns. 

David is seen as a threat catching out the backfield, he showed flashes of that again last year where he had 36 receptions, 370 receiving yards, and four receiving touchdowns.

We will soon see how this trade works out for the Houston Texans and Arizona Cardinals.

Minnesota Vikings-Buffalo Bills Trade

Lastly, another big Wide Receiver trade happened last night with Stefon Diggs and a 2020 seventh-round pick to the Buffalo Bills, for a first, fifth, and six-round 2020 draft picks and one fourth-round 2021 draft pick.

The Minnesota Vikings received a plethora of lucrative draft picks to trade the speedy deep threat receiver. 

Right after Kirk Cousins and the Minnesota Vikings agreed to a contract extension. Stefon tweeted “It’s time for a new beginning”. Later that night he got his wish and was traded to the Buffalo Bills.

This is a big move by the Buffalo Bills and shows they’re in win-now mode. Stefon Diggs gives Josh Allen the #1 big-time receiver he desperately needed. 

Stefon Diggs is coming off his second straight season of 1,000 receiving yards or more. This past season Stefon finished with 63 receptions, 1,130 receiving yards, and six receiving touchdowns. 

On the other Minnesota is loaded with these draft picks for the next two seasons. Minnesota Vikings will have the Buffalo Bills 22nd pick in this year's draft, where there will be a plethora of receivers to replace Stefon Diggs if they choose to go that route.

We will soon see how this trade works out for the Minnesota Vikings and Buffalo Bills.

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2017-18 NFL Season Kicks off Tonight

NFL Football is back! Tonight the NFL Hall of Fame Preseason game will take place. The two teams that will be playing are the Dallas Cowboys vs. the Arizona Cardinals.

Although it's just preseason, everyone has been waiting for football to come back on and we're not talking about soccer.

The Dallas Cowboys are coming off a phenomenal 13-3 record from last season. They look to build on that momentum tonight. We will only get to see the Cowboys prolific offense, of Dak Prescott, Ezekiel Elliot, Dez Bryant, Cole Beasley, and the brick wall offensive line for a series or two. But, that's all we need to see.

What most Cowboys fans and fans, in general, want to see is if Dallas young defense will sink or swim. Cowboys secondary was built through this year's draft, spending a bulk of their draft picks on safeties and corners. Also, we will see if Taco Charlton was the right for Dallas depleted defensive line.

Another young future star will get to see tonight for the Dallas Cowboys, is Ryan Switzer, a former North Carolina standout wide receiver and punt returner. During Switzer's four years at North Carolina, he returned seven punt returns for touchdowns. The Cowboys have starved for a punt returner for the longest. They didn't want to overwork Cole Beasley and Dez Bryant. In my eyes, Ryan Switzer was the steal of the draft.

On the Arizona Cardinals side, the Cardinals are coming off a disappointing season. Last season, the Cardinals finished 7-8-1. But, the only bright spot for the Cardinals, was the emergence of star running back David Johnson. He does it all! As Carson Palmer gets older, the younger quarterbacks will get to make their case on why they should be the next QB to lead the franchise.

Former Temple star, Haason Reddick should cause havoc for opposing teams quarterbacks alongside Chandler Jones.

Tonight's game will take place 8 PM EST on NBC & NFL Network.

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