DeAndre Hopkins Injury Leads To Second Opinion

DeAndre Hopkins is dealing with a leg injury and the wide receiver was getting a second opinion on the issue following an initial MRI Monday, coach Kliff Kingsbury said Tuesday.

Kingsbury said it was too early to know if Hopkins would miss time, but any time a second opinion is involved doesn’t produce a lot of optimism. NFL Network reported the injury was specifically Hopkins’ knee.

Hopkins had five catches for 54 yards against the Rams Monday night, as quarterback Kyler Murray targeted him 12 times. But Hopkins was not in the game for the team’s final last-ditch, post-onside kick drive and was seen on the sideline trying to work out his knee.

It’s been an odd season for the team’s best wideout. He has a team-best eight touchdowns catches despite missing three games, but has yet to surpass 100 yards in a game as the Cardinals moved to a much more balanced passing game. On the year Hopkins has 42 receptions for 572 yards, tied for third on the team in receptions (with A.J. Green, behind Christian Kirk and Rondale Moore) and third on the team in yards, behind Kirk and Green.

In his career he had missed only two games, and never more than one in a season. Now he could have more missed time after the three games he was out with a hamstring injury last month.

Kingsbury also called running back James Conner day-to-day on Wednesday after Conner had an MRI on his ankle.

The Cardinals, on a short week, are having a walkthrough Wednesday. The official injury report will come out later today.