“I was like, ‘I’m almost losing the love for this game being in this situation,’” Hopkins said with a quiver in his voice. “I could talk to Ran like that because he understands me. He was like, ‘I see it in your eyes that this isn’t the place you might want to be. We had that tough conversation.’ The next day I was traded.”

The Super Bowl between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles is just around the corner, but with all of the spotlight elsewhere the Tennessee Titans still found a way to make headlines. Former Titans wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins was asked about the end of his time in Tennessee and finally confirmed the suspicions many fans had months ago.