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Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid went back to the podium on Thursday to confess that he might not have been the only one to learn that three-time All-Pro wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins was heading to Kansas City, after previously telling the media that he knew “nothing” about an impending trade involving Hopkins.

Reid fielded questions from the media about Kansas City’s new offensive weapon after the team formally announced the deal on Thursday morning, allaying concerns about potential tampering claims.
“We’re excited to have him here and join in with that receiving corps,” Reid stated during his opening address. “Again, he’s been a proven player, working those spots that JuJu [Smith-Schuster] and Rashee [Rice] did.”
Given the injury history of Kansas City’s wide receiver corps, one may reasonably ask Reid whether Hopkins fills a need the Chiefs had before the trade.
“Not necessarily ‘lacking,’ but I think he’s a good, veteran player who’s seen just about everything over 12 years,” the coach said. He has a solid grasp of space operations since he is a good space player. But he’s also a formidable opponent due to his towering stature, long arms, and all-around expertise in the low position.
What can we reasonably expect from Hopkins in his initial days and weeks in Kansas City as a mid-season signing joining a very complex offense? The question posed to Reid concerned the timing of Hopkins’ return to action for the Chiefs.
“Well, it could be this weekend, we’ll just see how he picks [it] up, I’ve got to get him on the practice field,” Reid responded with a chuckle. So why not do it now? Without placing him in an awkward situation, whether he is capable of handling it.
Reid further by saying the Chiefs have “a lot in right now” with the playbook, which means Hopkins is trying to get accustomed to Kansas City’s scheme while playing catch-up in meetings. Responding to a question about how much Hopkins needs to learn before facing the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday, Reid laid out the onboarding process that Hopkins would go through in the coming days and provided a good illustration for why the veteran should be able to ramp up more rapidly than others.
“You start kind of from the bottom of just the snap count part of it and work your way up through,” he added. Still, he’s seen enough. He’s been immersed in it for so long that he now needs to learn more of a dialect than a language.