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Texans WR Hopkins eyes payday after rookie deal
- Updated: July 22, 2016
5:56 PM ET
HOUSTON — Wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins is the next Texans first-round pick due for a contract extension. He’s not consuming himself with those negotiations, but he has an idea of what he wants.
“I’m not looking for a certain range,” Hopkins said, during a break at a football camp for local children. “I just want to be treated for what I’m worth. That’s fair to say, right?”
It’s a pivotal offseason for his financial future. Hopkins is entering the fourth year of his rookie deal, a time when the Texans have extended each first-round pick that was drafted under the current collective bargaining agreement, and he’s hoping the Texans follow suit with him.
Texans receiver DeAndre Hopkins had a big year with 111 catches for 1,521 yards and 11 touchdowns in 2015. AP Photo/Weston Kenney
J.J. Watt was the first in 2011, and he signed a new deal in September 2014. Outside linebacker Whitney Mercilus, the 2012 …
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